Loch Kennard is freshwater loch located south-east of Aberfeldy, situated on Grandtully Hill in Perth and Kinross within Griffin Forest in Scotland.[3][1] [2]
| Loch Kennard | |
|---|---|
 Foxgloves by Loch Kennard. A track runs along the northern edge of this loch deep within Griffin Forest | |
  Loch Kennard | |
| Location | NN907460 |
| Coordinates | 56°35′36″N 3°46′53″W / 56.5933°N 3.7815°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Ballinloan Burn |
| Max. length | 1.0621 km (0.6600 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.53 km (0.33 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 30.1 ha (74 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 32.25 ft (9.83 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 72 ft (22 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 108,439,000 cu ft (3,070,700 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 56.7 °F (13.7 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 45.3 °F (7.4 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Geography edit
Loch Kennard is located within and surrounded Griffin Forest and is one of a handful of small lochs within the forest that are popular with walkers.[4] On the east shore of the loch lies the remains of an old boatshed. An accompanying Loch Kennard Lodge, that was constructed in 1870 for wealthy fishing parties, was removed when Griffin Forest was planted.[4]
Island edit
Loch Kennard contains a small island, almost circular, measuring some 18m long, north to the south bearing, by 16m wide, and possibly artificial, although not a crannog. The island contains the ruins of a building measuring some 1.7m high, 6.3m long, on a bearing of east to west bearing, by 3.4m wide, with walls almost 0.7m thick. The purpose of the building is unknown.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Kennard. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 87. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Kennard". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. cotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kennard, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b Carron, James (14 May 2016). "The secret world of the Griffin". Lifestyle / Outdoors: DC Thomson Publishing. The Courier. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Loch Kennard". Canmore. Archaeology Notes: Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
