Lochan Hakel
| Lochan Hakel | ||
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| Lochan Hakel photographed from the northwest | ||
| Geographical location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Drain | Allt Cul a 'Mhuillinn → Rhian Burn → Kyle of Tongue → Tongue Bay → Atlantic | |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 26 '32 " N , 4 ° 27' 12" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 69 m ASL | |
| surface | 18 ha | |
| length | 700 m | |
| width | 300 m | |
Lochan Hakel (partly also Lochan Hacoin ) is a freshwater lake in Scotland . It is located south of Ribigill or Tongue , in the former county of Sutherland in the Highland Council Area . The lake is named after the Norwegian king Hakon (1217–1263).
description
Lochan Hakel is around 700 m long and on average around 300 m wide. The water surface covers about 0.18 km². The shores of the lake are largely grassland and are completely uninhabited. Lochan Hakel is not accessed by any road.
In the southern part of the lake there is the island "Grianan". The remains of a small rectangular building that is said to have been King Hakon's traditional hunting seat were discovered on it. The walls of the property are approximately 1.8 to 2.1 meters thick and 1.5 to 1.8 meters high. They consist of thin flat stones and enclose an area of about 5.7 × 6.6 m. There is no evidence of doors, windows, floors or vaults, nor any evidence of a dam that could have connected the island to the shore about 20 meters away.
South of the lake are three stones with cup-and-ring markings .
history
On February 26, 1746, insurgent Jacobites sank £ 13,000 in gold coins in the lake to protect them from access by troops loyal to the government. However, the coins were discovered and raised by soldiers of the MacKay clan , who cooperated with the English.
Independently of this, a Spanish gold coin was found in Lochan Hakel in 1840. The coin is believed to have come from a wreck of the Spanish Armada and is now on display in the Dunrobin Castle Museum.
Web links
- Information for hikers
- Description of the coin sinking
- Entry on coin find at Lochan Hakel in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- canmore.org.uk
