Loch Beoraid is a long linear narrow and deepwater freshwater loch, orientated on west to east axis, that is located 8.5 miles east of Arisaig, in South Morar in the Lochaber district of Scotland.[3][1][2]
| Loch Beoraid | |
|---|---|
 Rock fall overlooking Loch Beoraid | |
  Loch Beoraid Location in Lochaber | |
| Location | NM83768507 |
| Coordinates | 56°54′23″N 5°36′00″W / 56.9063°N 5.6°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Allt a' Choire |
| Primary outflows | River Meoble into Loch Morar |
| Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 1.2 km (0.75 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 158 ha (390 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 72 ft (22 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 159.5 ft (48.6 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 1,228,717,183.85 cu ft (34,793,396.000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 14 km (8.7 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 52 m (171 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 54.8 °F (12.7 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 50.8 °F (10.4 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Geography
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The loch is bounded by the extensive Meith Bheinn plateau to the north, that contain many small peaks with the highest at the east end being Sgùrr na Plaide at 454m. Further north is the imposing bulk of Loch Morar To the south lies the long flat boggy plateau the peak of Glas-charn at 633m, at the east end that separates Loch Beoraid from Loch Eilt which lies on a similar orientation and is almost the same length as Loch Beoraid. At the west of the loch lies Prince Charlie's Cave, one of many where Charles Edward Stuart was said to have sheltered when on the run from the Duke of Cumberland, after the defeat at the Battle of Culloden.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Morar Basinn Volume II – Loch Beoraid. p. 206.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e "Loch Beoraid". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Beoraid". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Geddes & Grosset, Limited (1999). Scottish fairy tales. Lomond Books. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-947782-02-3. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
