Loch Ore
| Loch Ore | ||
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| Island in Loch Ore | ||
| Geographical location | Fife , Scotland | |
| Drain | Ore → Leven → Firth of Forth | |
| Places on the shore | Crosshill | |
| Location close to the shore | Lochore , Lochgelly , Kelty | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 8 ′ 40 " N , 3 ° 20 ′ 40" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 96 m ASL | |
| surface | 85 ha | |
| length | 1.6 km | |
| width | 880 m | |
| volume | 4,476,365 m³ | |
| scope | 7 km | |
| Middle deep | 5.3 m | |
| Catchment area | 24.32 km² | |
Loch Ore is a freshwater lake in the Scottish council area of Fife . On the east bank is the village of Crosshill , which merges into the village of Lochore . Lochgelly and Kelty are to the southeast and southwest, respectively.
description
The lake is at an altitude of 96 meters above sea level. Loch Ore has an elongated outline with a maximum length of 1.6 kilometers with a maximum width of 880 meters, resulting in an area of 85 hectares and a circumference of seven kilometers. Its main tributary flows into its west bank, which has a volume of 4,476,365 kiloliters . The catchment area of Loch Ore is 2,432 hectares. It has an average depth of 5.3 meters. The Ore flows off the east bank and drains over the Leven into the Firth of Forth . There are three islands in Loch Ore.
At the drain of the Ore are the ruins of the medieval Lochore Castle . Coal was mined in the Mary Colliery on the northeast bank . The site of the former coal mine has since been renatured and is part of the 486 hectare Lochore Meadows Country Park nature reserve .
Loch Ore is home to the University of St Andrews rowing club's training center .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Information from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology
- ↑ a b c Measurement on Google Maps
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Lochore Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Mary Colliery in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information from the University of St Andrews
