Loch Borralan

Loch Borralan
Loch Borralan
	Loch Borralan in deep winter
	Loch Borralan
Location	NC 2620 1085
Coordinates	58°03′09″N4°56′47″W / 58.0525°N 4.9463°W
Primary inflows	Ault an Loin Duibh
Primary outflows	Ledmore River
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	1.6093 km (1.0000 mi)
Max. width	0.4023 km (0.2500 mi)
Surface area	47 ha (120 acres)
Average depth	9.514 ft (2.900 m)
Max. depth	21 ft (6.4 m)
Water volume	590,961,954 cu ft (16,734,179.0 m3)
Shore length1	4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Max. temperature	56.7 °F (13.7 °C)
Min. temperature	56.7 °F (13.7 °C)
Settlements	Aultnacealgach
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Last updated October 23, 2023

Loch Borralan is a freshwater loch in the Assynt District of Sutherland in the Highland Council Area, northern Scotland.^[1]^[2]

Geography

The Loch is just over one mile (1.6 km) across and the settlement of Aultnacealgach is located directly on the Loch, there's also the Aultnacealgach Lodge which is also on the Loch but despite the name is on the other side.^[4]^[5] Finally there's the Alt Motel Located Just Northwest of the other Lodge.^[6] Both of these boost the tourism in the area, its proximity to the A837 makes most people go here instead of the nearby albeit larger Loch Urigill. Flowing into the loch there's the Ault an Loin Duibh and the much smaller Allt nan Cealgach and the Allt na Meine. Flowing Outward there's the Ledmore river which flows towards Loch Veyatie and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. There are also nearby peaks of Bad na Cleithe, Cnoc Gorm and Cnoc bad na h-Achlaise. ^[4]^[5]

Tourism

Loch Borralan is a tourist attraction given its location.^[6]

Geology

The areas around Loch Borrolan are full of Igneous rocks such as borolanite. Which is typically white-spotted nepheline syenite unique to this area. Other rocks like pyroxene-rich mafic rock can be found blended in, overall there's a large range of particular rocks found around the banks of the loch. Largely in a nearby disused quarry.^[7]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Kirkaig Basin Volume II – Loch Borralan. National Library of Scotland. p. 160. Retrieved 9 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 3 4 "Loch Borralan". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ "Loch Borralan, Highland - area information, map, walks and more". Ordnance Survey Get Outside. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
1 2 3 "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
1 2 "Detailed maps & routes to explore the great outdoors | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
1 2 "Loch Borralan, Alt Motel, Altnacealgach". Scotlandguides. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
↑ "Rocks of NW Scotland - Loch Borralan". www.earth.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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[bathy-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Kirkaig Basin Volume II – Loch Borralan. National Library of Scotland. p. 160. Retrieved 9 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[britlakes-2] 1 2 3 4 "Loch Borralan". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[3] "Loch Borralan, Highland - area information, map, walks and more". Ordnance Survey Get Outside. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[:0-4] 1 2 3 "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[:1-5] 1 2 "Detailed maps & routes to explore the great outdoors | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[:2-6] 1 2 "Loch Borralan, Alt Motel, Altnacealgach". Scotlandguides. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[7] "Rocks of NW Scotland - Loch Borralan". www.earth.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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