Loch Kernsary | |
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Location | NG88358018 |
Coordinates | 57°45′38″N5°33′30″W / 57.760624°N 5.558404°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 1.09 km (0.68 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 93 ha (230 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 38.05 ft (11.60 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 92.8 ft (28.3 m) [1] |
Water volume | 380,752,177 cu ft (10,781,701.0 m3) [1] |
Shore length1 | 10 km (6.2 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 23 m (75 ft) [2] |
Max. temperature | 57 °F (14 °C) |
Min. temperature | 50.2 °F (10.1 °C) at 40 feet [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Kernsary also known as Loch na h-Airde Bige is a small remote shallow low-altitude freshwater loch, located directly southeast of Poolewe in Kinlochewe, Wester Ross. [1] [2] It is fed by the river Coulin from the south and its outflow is into Loch Clair in the north-west. The Kernsary River drains into the loch from the south and in turn is drained through a tiny lochan Loch Poll Uidge à Chrò. The Lochan drains into the Inveran River, that drains a short distance into Loch Maree directly to the south-east.
Loch Kernsary is a part of a group of 11 other freshwater lochs in the Wester Ross area that are considered a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [3] The 11 other lochs, all located to the north-west of Kinlochewe are: Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich, Lochan Dubh Druim na h-Airdhe, Loch Fada, Loch na Moine Buige, Fionn Loch, Loch na h-Uidhe, Lochan Beannach Mor, Lochan Beannach Beag, Loch a’ Mhadaidh Mor, Loch Garbhaig and Loch an Sgeireach. [3] These 12 lochs support a nationally important flock of Black-throated loon, also known as the black-throated diver (Gavia arctica). [3] Together they are part of the Wester Ross Lochs Special Protection Area which is considered of European importance. [3]
On the south shore of Loch Kernsary on the small Àird Mhòr peninsula, there is the remains of a crannog, located some 10 metres from the shore and seperated from the shore by a deep channel. [4] [5] The small flat island that is now covered with conifer trees, measures 30 metres on a north-south bearing by 23 metres on a east-west bearing. [4]
About 20metres south-west of the crannog on land, is the remains of the boat-shaped building, hidden in the heather, measuring some 10metres by 5 metres. [4] The walls measure 1.2 metres wife and 0.7 metres in height. [4] The rough nature of the building design and the use of two rough orthostats at the entrance indicate that the building was built in the same period as the crannog. [4]
Loch Kernsary is the location of an almost level hiking route known as the Loch Kernsary Circular, that starts in Poolwee and follows the north coast of the Loch Kernsary , before making wide a circular walk back to the town and is about 12.2 km long. [6]
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