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Loch Bee

Coordinates: 57°22′9.4″N 7°22′29″W / 57.369278°N 7.37472°W / 57.369278; -7.37472
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Loch Bee
Loch Bì
Loch Bee Loch Bì is located in Outer Hebrides
Loch Bee Loch Bì
Loch Bee
Loch Bì
LocationSouth Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Coordinates57°22′9.4″N 7°22′29″W / 57.369278°N 7.37472°W / 57.369278; -7.37472
Typefreshwater loch
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length3 mi (5 km)
Max. width1 mi (1.5 km)
IslandsLimalum More, Eilean a' Charnan, Brostam More, Brostam Beg

Loch Bì,[1] sometimes anglicised as Loch Bee, is the largest loch on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of the island

Loch Bì has an irregular shape, and measures about three miles (five kilometres) long by one mile (1.5 kilometres) in mean breadth. Its greatest depth is around 12 feet (3.5 metres; 2 fathoms). Loch Bì is reputed for its trout, flounder and mullet stock.[2]

Loch Bì is bisected by a causeway carrying the A865 road. The first causeway was built in the 17th century, with the existing structure having been completed in 1990.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lochs Bi and Druidibeag (Potentially Vulnerable Area 02/07)Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, February 2007
  2. ^ "Loch Bee, from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885". www.scottish-places.info. The Gazetteer for Scotland.
  3. ^ "Loch Bee Causeway - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". www.sabre-roads.org.uk.