Loch Eireachd

Douglas McMann

Douglas McMann

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Loch Ericht ia a substantial fresh water loch at an altitude of 351m (1153 feet) above sea-level in the Grampian Mountains, straddling the boundary between Highland and Perth & Kinross.

Measuring 14½ miles (23 km) in length and about three-quarters of a mile in width, it has a surface area of 18.6 sq. km (7.2 sq. miles) and is the tenth largest freshwater loch in Scotland.

7 Square Miles by Douglas McMann, on Flickr
 
Excellent Douglas . I love these loch's and travelling up them. I passed Loch Ericht one year. I went to to Scotland on my own travelling around and took a fly rod with the intent to do some fishing if I found the right spot. I ended up on the North coast and which I loved to bits, so quiet up there. On my return I did stay a while At Loch Arkaig , not a million miles from here. Itself a long narrow loch., I drove along the little road along side the loch, which seemed to go on forever too the end, where I did not meet anyone for days. Pitched my tent, stayed a while until the midges drove me nuts. These lochs for me were one of the highlights of visiting Scotland.
 
you're right Julian the drive along Loch Arkaig seems like the longest in the world !! lol
 
They're magical places, but because of easy road access now, it's harder to find that solitude from years ago...
 
Douglas McMann said:
They're magical places, but because of easy road access now, it's harder to find that solitude from years ago...
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i still manage to find it, but I go at weird times.... the weekends are a bust really
 
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