Location Angus, Scotland Primary inflows Basin countries Scotland Surface elevation 67 m Mean depth 2.29 m Width 137 m Number of islands 0 | Type freshwater loch Primary outflows no outflow Max. length 1 mi (1.6 km) Area 7 ha Length 1.6 km Shore length 1.4 km | |
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 0.5 mi (0.80 km) in length.
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Map of Loch Fithie, Forfar, UK
Survey
The loch was surveyed on 30 June 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted as part of Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
History
To the northwest of the loch are the remains of the Augustinian Restenneth Priory. In 1954, a stone axe head was found during excavations of a gravel ridge at the loch.
References
Loch Fithie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA