Lochan na Stainge

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Lochan na Stainge
Lochan na Stainge

Lochan na Stainge is a freshwater loch half a mile long on Rannoch Moor, in Argyllshire.[1][2]

The loch is a scrappy piece of water of irregular shape covering 58 acres, with an average depth of just 5 feet. It is fed by the River Bà, and the Bà leaves again from its foot. This is a flat area of the moor, with many small lochs and river channels: immediately upstream of Lochan na Stainge is Loch Bà and downstream Loch Buidhe, the three being barely separated or defined in the moorland landscape, and with them a few yards to the south-east is Lochan na h-Achlaise.

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References

  1. John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Lochan na Stainge. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 60. https://maps.nls.uk/bathymetric/text/page/903. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 
  2. "Lochan na Stainge". Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/apps/lakes/detail.html#wbid=23313. Retrieved 26 June 2020.