Primary inflows Max. length 4 mi (6.4 km) Surface elevation 26 m | Basin countries Scotland Length 6.4 km Width 800 m Number of islands 6 | |
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Location Sutherland, Highland, Scotland Type Freshwater loch, ribbon lake Primary outflows Loch Craggie, River Borgie | ||
Loch Loyal is a freshwater Scottish loch, located near Lairg in Sutherland, in the northern Highlands.
Map of Loch Loyal, Lairg, UK
Loch loyal ranges about four miles (6.4 km) long by about one half (0.08 km) wide, and drops to a depth of two hundred feet (61m). The Loch flows north through Loch Craggie and Loch Slaim into the River Borgie. Loch Loyal is surrounded by mountain ranges that include Beinn Stumanadh, Ben Hiel, and Cnoc nan Cuilean. Brora and Golspie are two towns that are close to Loch Loyal. In 2002 Loch Loyal had a population of one thousand greylag geese and provides nesting sites for rare black-throated divers.
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