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Loch Davan

Coordinates: 57°5′40″N 2°55′23″W / 57.09444°N 2.92306°W / 57.09444; -2.92306
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Loch Davan
Dawn at Loch Davan
Dawn at Loch Davan
Loch Davan is located in Aberdeenshire
Loch Davan
Loch Davan
LocationGrampian, Scotland
Coordinates57°5′40″N 2°55′23″W / 57.09444°N 2.92306°W / 57.09444; -2.92306[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRed Burn and Logie Burn[2]
Primary outflowsMonandavan Burn [2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3]
Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[3]
Surface area42.2 ha (104 acres)[1]
Average depth4 ft (1.2 m)[3]
Max. depth9 ft (2.7 m)[3]
Water volume25,000,000 cu ft (710,000 m3)[3]
Shore length13.3 km (2.1 mi)[1]
Surface elevation167 m (548 ft)[1]
Islands0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Davan is a small, triangular, freshwater loch approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Ballater, Scotland and lying immediately north of Loch Kinord. It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole.[2][4] The loch sits within the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve.[2]

Flora and fauna

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Due to its shallowness, light penetrates to the loch floor. Consequently, many species of aquatic plants exist including water lobelia, quillwort and shoreweed. Around the perimeter reeds, sedges, horsetails, bulrushes and willow scrub are found. The loch is also home to pike, otters, migrating geese and other wildfowl.[2]

Archaeology

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The remains of a medieval moated homestead, known as The Heugh are visible on the northern shore of the loch. The Heugh is thought to have been the Hall of Logy Rothwayne, the headquarters of Dave Loc during the Battle of Culblean in 1335.[2][5]

Survey

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The loch was surveyed[3] on 10 July 1905 by T.N. Johnston and L.W. Collett and later charted [6] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Davan". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The story of Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scotland's National Nature Reserves. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Dee (Aberdeen) Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Davan, Loch". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Aberdeenshire SMR - NJ40SW0014 - HEUGH, LOCH DAVAN". Aberdeen Council. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Lochs Davan & Kinord (Vol. 5, Plate 54) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.[permanent dead link]