Loch Watten
Loch Watten | |
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Loch Watten | |
Location | Caithness |
Coordinates | 58°29′25″N 3°19′46″W / 58.49028°N 3.32944°WCoordinates: 58°29′25″N 3°19′46″W / 58.49028°N 3.32944°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Loch Watten is a loch in the River Wick drainage basin in Caithness, Scotland.[1] The name is a tautology, consisting of the word "loch" (of Gaelic origin) and vatn, a Norse word meaning the very same, found in such names as "Þingvallavatn" and Myvatn in Iceland, and "Røssvatnet" and "Møsvatn" in Norway.
It is well known as a good fly fishing loch for brown trout with the local village Watten being located to the south
References[]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 11 Thurso & Dunbeath (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231630.
External links[]
Media related to Loch Watten at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Lochs of Highland (council area)
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Caithness
- Freshwater lochs of Scotland
- Scottish Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs
- Highland geography stubs