Difference between revisions of "Loch Benevean"
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'''Loch Benevean''' is a ribbon loch lying within [[Glen Affric]] in [[Inverness-shire]]. Over five miles long, it is the longest loch in the glen. At its top end, Loch Benevean is separated by a mile and a half of river and lake from [[Loch Affric]]. | '''Loch Benevean''' is a ribbon loch lying within [[Glen Affric]] in [[Inverness-shire]]. Over five miles long, it is the longest loch in the glen. At its top end, Loch Benevean is separated by a mile and a half of river and lake from [[Loch Affric]]. | ||
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The loch is hemmed in by wooded banks, the forests rising up until the wind-blasted mountainsides begin, and its waters are interrupted by a wooded peninsula and wooded islands. | The loch is hemmed in by wooded banks, the forests rising up until the wind-blasted mountainsides begin, and its waters are interrupted by a wooded peninsula and wooded islands. | ||
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[[Category:Lochs of Inverness-shire|Benevean]] | [[Category:Lochs of Inverness-shire|Benevean]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 3 September 2016
Loch Benevean is a ribbon loch lying within Glen Affric in Inverness-shire. Over five miles long, it is the longest loch in the glen. At its top end, Loch Benevean is separated by a mile and a half of river and lake from Loch Affric.
The loch is hemmed in by wooded banks, the forests rising up until the wind-blasted mountainsides begin, and its waters are interrupted by a wooded peninsula and wooded islands.
A dam at the lower end of Loch Benevean supplies the glen’s hydroelectric generation scheme.
