Mochrum hole
| Mochrum hole | ||
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| View over Mochrum Loch | ||
| Geographical location | Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | Castle Loch | |
| Drain | Water of Malzie → Bladnoch → Wigtown Bay → Solway Firth → Irish Sea | |
| Islands | Kid Islands, Scart Islands, Gargrie Island, Long Island, Round Island, Rowan Island, Scar Island | |
| Location close to the shore | Glenluce , Bladnoch | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 54 ° 50 '30 " N , 4 ° 38' 50" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 75 m ASL | |
| surface | 91 ha | |
| length | 2.2 km | |
| width | 830 m | |
| volume | 1,910,888 m³ | |
| scope | 10 km | |
| Maximum depth | 4 m | |
| Middle deep | 2.1 m | |
| Catchment area | 5.3 km² | |
Mochrum Loch is a freshwater lake in the traditional county of Wigtownshire in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . It is located in the north-west of The Machars peninsula about twelve kilometers southeast of Glenluce and west of Bladnoch .
description
The lake is at an altitude of 75 meters above sea level. Mochrum Loch has a length of 2.2 kilometers with a maximum width of 830 meters, resulting in an area of 91 hectares and a circumference of ten kilometers.
On the north bank of the Mochrum Loch, the runoff of the Castle Loch , located just 600 meters to the west, flows into , which feeds the lake volume of 1,910,888 m³. The catchment area of Castle Loch is 5.3 km². The relatively shallow lake has an average depth of 2.1 meters and a maximum depth of 4.1 meters. The Water of Malzie flows off the north bank and flows east into the Bladnoch , which eventually drains into Wigtown Bay . There are several small islands in the lake. Gargrie Moor stretches between Castle Loch and Mochrum Loch .
The Tower House Old Place of Mochrum was built near the drain from Mochrum Loch in the late 15th century .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Information from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology
- ↑ a b c Measurement on Google Maps
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Old Place of Lochrum in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
