Dubh Loch
Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres, with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres.Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Glen Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, on the Allt an Dubh-loch
- Also known as: “Dhu Loch” and “Dubh Loch, Glen Muick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch.
Broad Cairn
Peak
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about 16 mi south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It has an elevation of 998 m and a prominence of 64 m and is a Munro.
Cairn Bannoch
Peak
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairn Bannoch is a mountain in the White Mounth, a mountainous plateau in the Scottish Highlands. It is about seventeen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
Càrn a’ Choire Bhoidheach
Peak
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn a' Choire Bhoidheach is a mountain in the Cairngorms region of the Scottish Highlands. This munro is part of the Grampian Mountains. It reaches 1,110 metres, with a prominence of 75 metres, and lies south-west of Lochnagar on the White Mounth plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchallater.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 6 miles northwest of Dubh Loch.
Dubh Loch
- Category: body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.92965° or 56° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.25152° or 3° 15′ 6″ westElevation
2,100 feet (640 metres)Open location code
9C8RWPHX+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 27758846OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2650865Wikidata ID
Q24649425
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dubh Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dubh Loch”
- German: “Dubh Loch (Aberdeenshire)”
- German: “Dubh Loch”
- Swedish: “Dubh Loch”
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