Lochrutton Loch

Lochrutton loch
Lochrutton Loch
Location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates 55°02′20″N 3°43′33″W / 55.039000°N 3.725700°W / 55.039000; -3.725700Coordinates: 55°02′20″N 3°43′33″W / 55.039000°N 3.725700°W / 55.039000; -3.725700[1]
Type freshwater loch
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[2]
Max. width 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[2]
Surface area 51.4 ha (127 acres)[1]
Average depth 13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
Max. depth 58 ft (18 m)[2]
Water volume 78,000,000 cu ft (2,200,000 m3)[2]
Shore length1 3.7 km (2.3 mi)[1]
Surface elevation 91 m (299 ft)[1]
Islands 2[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochrutton Loch is a large, lowland freshwater loch that lies to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from north to south and is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long and 0.5 mi (0.80 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 13 ft (4.0 m) and is 58 ft (18 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[2] on 1 May 1905 by James Murray and L.W. Collett[4] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

In the centre of the loch are the remains of a crannog known as Dutton's cairn. It was excavated between 1901 and 1902 and found to have a circular cairn of earth, with a diameter of approximately 80 ft (24 m). The crannog is thought to date from the Early Iron Age and was occupied until the Middle Ages. Finds from the excavation included a jet cross dating from the 13th century.[5]

The loch is populated with bream, perch, pike and roach. No permit is required to fish on the loch.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lochrutton loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Historic maps 1919-1947". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lochrutton Loch". Canmore. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Lochrutton". Welcome to Scotland. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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