Loch of the Lowes

Loch of the Lowes is a loch near in , . The loch and the surrounding area are designated as a wildlife reserve, run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Wikipedia
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, on and outflows north-east to Lunan Burn
  • Also known as: “Loch of Lowes” and “Loch of Lows”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch of Butterstone and Dunkeld & Birnam railway station.

Lake
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small freshwater loch, almost circular in shape, located within the nature reserve of the Cardney Estate, near Dunkeld in .

Railway station
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Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the town of and village of in , Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, 15 miles 31 chains north of and is the first stop on the line north of there, before .

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an example of Sessile oak at , Scotland. Sometimes known as Macbeth's Oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunkeld and Birnam.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Highland part of , Scotland, on the east bank of the River Tay The village of is on the opposite bank, connected by the Telford Bridge; the combined population in 2021 was 1350.

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is a village in the Highland part of , which grew up in the 19th century as a resort town when the railway reached it. It's on the west bank of the River Tay, which here makes an S-bend, so it becomes the south bank.

Locality
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is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in , Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the in Craigvinean Forest.

Loch of the Lowes

Latitude
56.57779° or 56° 34′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.55007° or 3° 33′ 0″ west
Elevation
791 feet (241 metres)
Open location code
9C8RHCHX+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 211001427
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2643495
Wiki­data ID
Q1867305
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch of the Lowes” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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