White Loch, Perth And Kinross
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White 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 1.5 miles 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

White Loch is one of three lochs that sit in a row on an orientation of 280 degrees, with
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 ...
directly to the west and the tiny, almost pond sized
Black Loch The Black Loch is a small freshwater loch or reservoir in the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is near the village of Limerigg and close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire. The surface area of the Black Loch was enl ...
sitting directly to the east. White Loch drains into Fingask Loch which in turn drains into small burn that meets the Lunan Burn.


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