Loch of Mey
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Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Great Britain. It lies just to the south of Scarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow.
The loch is described as a "shallow ephemeral loch fringed by fen",[1]. Due to its importance in facilitating wintering populations of whooper swan and greylag goose from Greenland and Iceland, it has formed part of the ‘Caithness Lochs Ramsar Site’ since February 1998.[2] Ornithologists of the Scottish Ornithologists Club have established a footpath and memorial hide dedicated to James MacIntyre, which was renovated in August 2005.[3] The Burn of Horsegrow flows into the loch on its southeastern side.
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- Location map: 58°38’35"N, 3°15’25"W
- Streetmap: ND271734
References
- ↑ Caithness Lochs - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- ↑ Loch Of Mey – Catihness.org
- ↑ Loch of Mey hide gets a makeover – Highland Council, 22 Aug 05
