Black Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of
Fingask Loch in the valley of the
Lunan Burn and is 1 mile south of
Blairgowrie, in
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
.
The loch is also a designated
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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(SSSI), as well as forming part of a
Special Area of Conservation.
Geography
Black Loch lies to the east of two other small lochs. Directly to the east is
White Loch
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and further east still is
Fingask Loch and all within a distance of half a mile. Part of the eastern end of White Loch and all of Black Loch are within the bounds of Blairgowrie Golf Club.
See also
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List of lochs in Scotland
References
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Freshwater lochs of Scotland
Lochs of Perth and Kinross
Tay catchment
Protected areas of Perth and Kinross
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland
Conservation in the United Kingdom
Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland
Birdwatching sites in Scotland