Freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi (1.6 km) south of the A702.[4] The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south.[2] It has an average depth of 9.5 ft (2.9 m) and is 35 ft (11 m) at its deepest point. The loch was surveyed[3] on 29 July 1903 by James Murray[5] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Loch Skae". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Loch Skae". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ David M. Munro; Bruce M. Gittings (2006). Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins. p. 429. ISBN 9780004724669.
- ^ "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
