Loch of Clunie

Freshwater loch
56°34′52″N 3°26′37″W / 56.5810°N 3.4436°W / 56.5810; -3.4436Typefreshwater lochPrimary inflowsLunan Burn from Loch of ButterstonePrimary outflowsLunan Burn into Loch of DrumellieMax. length410 m (1,350 ft)[1]Max. width205 m (673 ft)[1]Surface area50.6 ha (125 acres)[2]Average depth8.8 m (29 ft)[1]Max. depth21 m (69 ft)[1]Water volume4,821,400 m3 (170,265,000 cu ft)[1]Shore length13.2 km (2.0 mi) [2]Surface elevation47 m (154 ft)[2]Max. temperature16.8 °C (62.3 °F)Min. temperature8.4 °C (47.2 °F)Islands11 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch of Clunie is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located two miles (three kilometres) west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2][3]

Clunie Castle

Loch of Clunie boathouse

The Loch of Clunie has a single island, said to be artificial, which has the remains of Clunie Castle.[4][5] The house was designed as a simple L-plan tower house and was built by George Brown Bishop of Dunkeld between 1485 and 1514 as a spiritual retreat.[4] A chapel was dedicated to St Catherine in the house in 1507.[4] The island is surrounded by a dry-stone wall and there is a well designed pier at the south-end of the island, that was constructed in 1512–1513.[4] The house was burnt down in a fire and was restored at the end of the 18th Century.[4] It is now currently a ruin as the roof fell in in 1989 and was never rebuilt.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch of Clunie. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 103. Retrieved 11 January 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch of Clunie". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland: A-H. Vol. A–H. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co. 1845. p. 229.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Loch Of Clunie". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Perth. Vol. X. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. 1845. p. 1024.
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