Loch Freuchie, also known as Fraoch, the heatherly loch, is a large freshwater loch on a north-west to south-east orientation, within
Glen Quaich in
Perth and Kinross. The loch is located west of
Amulree and southeast of
Kenmore.
History
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...
passed beside the loch during his tour of the Highlands in the summer of 1787.
Geography
Loch Freuchie is a loch in a pastoral setting surrounded by green fields and patches of woodlands.
The loch contains the remains of a
crannog
A crannog (; ga, crannóg ; gd, crannag ) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Unlike the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, which were bu ...
that is located on the southwest shore of the loch.
The remains are exposed to a height of and measures around on an east to west bearing by . The island has been planted with conifers.
To the south-west of the loch at a distance of 2.5 miles is the mountain of Beinn na Gainimh at . Almost exactly in the opposite direction at the same distance to the north-west is the mountain of Meall Dearg at . River Quaich, sometimes known as River Freuchie to anglers flows into the loch and out before becoming River Braan that flow into the Tay. On the eastern shoreline is the remain of a township.
Loch Freuchie is a trout-fishing loch.
Gallery
File:Garrow Scotland.jpeg, Loch Freuchie viewed from above Garrow, just over two miles to the northwest
See also
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List of lochs in Scotland
This list of lochs in Scotland includes the majority of bodies of standing freshwater named as lochs but only a small selection of the generally smaller, and very numerous, lochans. This list does not currently include the reservoirs of Scotla ...
References
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Loch Freuchie and its "Crannog"{{DEFAULTSORT:Freuchie, Loch
Freshwater lochs of Scotland
Lochs of Perth and Kinross
Tay catchment
Protected areas of Perth and Kinross
Conservation in the United Kingdom
Birdwatching sites in Scotland