Black Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of

Fingask Loch Fingask Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is about three-quarters of a mile from Rae Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1.5 miles south-east of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross. Directly to the east is the smaller White ...

in the valley of the

Lunan Burn Lunan may refer to: Geography Europe * Lunan, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland * Lunan, Lot, a commune in the Lot department in south-western France * Lunan Water, a river in Angus, Scotland * Lunan Burn, a river that flows into Loch of But ...

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 A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

(SSSI), as well as forming part of a

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

Geography

Black Loch lies to the east of two other small lochs. Directly to the east is

White Loch White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

and further east still is

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.

References

{{Reflist 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

Geography

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