Loch Sguod

Loch Sguod
View from Abhainn Ur with Loch Sguod in the distance
Loch Sguod Location in Wester Ross
Location	NG81088734
Coordinates	57°49′21″N5°41′17″W / 57.822551°N 5.688161°W / 57.822551; -5.688161
Type	freshwater loch
Basin  countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.2 km (0.75 mi) [1]
Max. width	0.4 km (0.25 mi) [1]
Surface area	42 ha (100 acres) [2]
Average depth	6.8 ft (2.1 m) [1]
Max. depth	14.1 ft (4.3 m) [1]
Water volume	31,172,997.9 ft3 (882,721.00 m3) [1]
Shore length1	3 km (1.9 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	16 m (52 ft) [2]
Max. temperature	57.2 °F (14.0 °C) at 0 feet. [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Squod is a small remote freshwater hill loch located approximately 5 miles north-by-northwest of Poolewe and is directly west of the Isle of Ewe in Wester Ross, Scotland. ^{[2] [1]} Directly south is the remote hamlet of Inverasdale.

Geography

Loch Squod is located at the base of the flat Inverasdale Peatlands plain located on the eastern and southern side of the Melvaig Peninsula. ^[3] The peatlands are a site of special scientific interest. ^{[4] [5]} It is bounded by the Loch Maree Fault that forms a ridge to the west and Loch Ewe to the east. The loch drains north-east via the Uidh Chrò burn into Firemore beach and sea loch, Loch Ewe.

Gallery

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  Loch Sguod with Loch Ewe in the background
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  Uidh Chrò, the outflow of Loch Sgoud
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  The Uidh Chrò burn with the ridge shown behind caused by Loch Maree fault.
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  Another view of the lochs outflow

References

1. John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Ewe Basin Volume II – Loch Sguod. p. 230. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "Loch Sguod". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
3. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Melvaig Pensinsula". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
4. "Inverasdale Peatlands SAC Map" (PDF). Nature Scot. Inverness: Scottish Environment and Forestry Directorate. 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
5. Mudge, Greg; Neville, Graham (17 March 2005). "Inverasdale Peatlands Special Area Of Conservation" (PDF). NatureScot. Inverness: Scottish Environment and Forestry Directorate. Retrieved 22 November 2025.