Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie
Loch Drunkie
	from Duke's Pass
	Loch Drunkie
Location	Stirling
Coordinates	56°12′32″N 4°21′05″W / 56.209°N 4.3514°WCoordinates: 56°12′32″N 4°21′05″W / 56.209°N 4.3514°W
Type	freshwater loch
River sources	Drunkie Burn
Max. length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width	0.40 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area	55.8 ha (138 acres)
Average depth	38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Max. depth	97 ft (30 m)
Shore length1	6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Surface elevation	126.7 m (416 ft)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Drunkie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Drongaidh,^[3] pronounced [l̪ˠɔx ˈt̪ɾɔŋkɪ]) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland.^[4]^[1]

Geography[]

This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills, is difficult to access and rarely visited.^[1]

Fishing[]

The lake is well-known since the 19th century for a good stock of pike and brown trout.^[5] The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Loch Drunkie. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Loch Drunkie". British Lakes. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ "Loch Drunkie - Loch Drongaidh". Gaelic place-names of Scotland. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 57 Stirling & The Trossachs (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231562.
^ Colquhoun, John (1878). "Loch-fishing". The Moor and the Loch: Containing Minute Instructions in All Highland Sports. Vol. 2. W. Blackwood. p. 369. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
^ "Lochs & Rivers - Fishing Permits". Trossachs.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-24.

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[bathy-1] John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Loch Drunkie. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[britlakes-2] "Loch Drunkie". British Lakes. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[3] "Loch Drunkie - Loch Drongaidh". Gaelic place-names of Scotland. Retrieved 2019-11-24.

[OS57-4] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 57 Stirling & The Trossachs (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231562.

[5] Colquhoun, John (1878). "Loch-fishing". The Moor and the Loch: Containing Minute Instructions in All Highland Sports. Vol. 2. W. Blackwood. p. 369. Retrieved 2019-11-24.

[6] "Lochs & Rivers - Fishing Permits". Trossachs.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-24.

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