Loch Arienas
| Loch Arienas | |
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  Loch Arienas | |
| Location | Morvern, Lochaber, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°35′44″N 5°46′36″W / 55.595500°N 5.776600°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater |
| Primary inflows | Arienas Burn, Allt Àgh Choire[2] |
| Primary outflows | Loch Doire nam Mart, River Aline[2][3] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi)[4] |
| Max. width | 1.21 km (0.75 mi)[4] |
| Surface area | 170 ha (420 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 17.2 m (56 ft)[4] |
| Max. depth | 35 m (115 ft)[4] |
| Water volume | 29,300,000 m3 (1.03×109 cu ft)[4] |
| Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 12 m (39 ft)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Arienas is an extensive, lowland, freshwater loch on the Ardtornish Estate on the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It lies in a west-northwest to east-southeast direction, is approximately 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long and 1.21 km (0.75 mi) wide, and is at an altitude of 12 m (39 ft). The northern shore of the loch is mostly regular in shape, while the southern shore is irregular. Its average depth is 17.2 m (56 ft) and its maximum depth is 35 m (115 ft). The loch was surveyed on the 18 and 19 of August 1904 by John Hewitt as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[4][1][5]
The loch holds native wild brown trout and permits are required to fish the loch.[6]
In the wood on the northern shore of the loch are the remains of charcoal burners’ huts and charcoal platforms. There is also a stone dyke dating from approximately 1780, which may have been used to enclose the wood to protect it from grazing animals.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Loch Arienas". British Lakes. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Ordnance Survey one-inch Scotland, 1885-1900". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "River Aline". Lochaber Fisheries Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lochs of the Aline Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Lochs Arienas & Doire nam Mart; Loch Tearnait (Vol. 5, Plate 25)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Loch Fishing". Ardtornish Estate. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Rahoy Hill wildlife reserve" (PDF). Scottish Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2017.