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Loch Teàrnait

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47: 60: 67: 314:. It is 1.21 km (0.75 mi) long and 0.53 km (0.33 mi) wide, and is at an altitude of 141 m (463 ft). The average depth is 4.9 m (16 ft) and its maximum depth is 12 m (39 ft). The loch was surveyed on 18 August 1904 by James Murray as part of 343:
generating facility at the outflow of the loch. Power generation began in December 2012, and the scheme was officially opened in May 2013. In 2008, prior to construction of the hydro scheme, an
46: 328:. It is 18 m (59 ft) in diameter, built of timber and stone, and has two small inlets for boats. It is likely to have been occupied since the 59: 665: 110: 259: 408: 526: 315: 554: 332:, and in local tradition it was said to have been used as a sanctuary for fugitives under the protection of the 527:"An Archaeological Survey of River Rannoch and Loch Tearnait, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern, Lochaber, Highland" 579: 164: 344: 306:. It lies in an east to west direction and is approximately 6.4 km (4.0 mi) southeast of 660: 333: 303: 152: 600: 324:
In the centre of the loch is a small, circular island which is thought to be the remains of a
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was undertaken in and around the loch which documented 31 archaeological sites.
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Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909
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In 2009 the company Hydroplan began construction of a
258: 254: 246: 238: 230: 222: 214: 206: 198: 190: 186: 175: 163: 151: 141: 102: 84: 34: 103: 409:"Ordnance Survey one-inch Scotland, 1885-1900" 234:2,100,000 m (74,000,000 cu ft) 8: 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 354:and permits are required to fish the loch. 31: 467: 465: 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 429: 403: 401: 363: 310:and 4.8 km (3.0 mi) east of 520: 518: 66: 7: 525:Robertson, Jennifer G. (May 2008). 290:, is a small, lowland, freshwater 25: 65: 58: 45: 245: 237: 229: 221: 213: 205: 197: 189: 27:Loch in the Scottish Highlands 1: 83: 666:Freshwater lochs of Scotland 502:National Library of Scotland 449:National Library of Scotland 413:National Library of Scotland 202:0.53 km (0.33 mi) 194:1.21 km (0.75 mi) 40:Loch Tearnait, Loch Ternate 682: 601:"Chairman's Report to AGM" 445:"Lochs of the Aline Basin" 271:not a well-defined measure 268: 242:2.9 km (1.8 mi) 53: 44: 39: 608:Morvern Heritage Society 250:141 m (463 ft) 210:40.7 ha (101 acres) 264:1 (possibly artificial) 218:4.9 m (16 ft) 159:Allt an Doire Dhairaich 350:The loch holds native 226:12 m (39 ft) 345:archaeological survey 587:The Highland Council 534:The Highland Council 610:. 19 September 2013 122: /  334:Lords of the Isles 304:Scottish Highlands 126:56.5606°N 5.6669°W 634:Ardtornish Estate 555:"Dam Engineering" 316:Sir John Murray's 300:Morvern peninsula 296:Ardtornish Estate 277: 276: 247:Surface elevation 16:(Redirected from 673: 645: 644: 642: 640: 626: 620: 619: 617: 615: 605: 597: 591: 590: 584: 576: 570: 569: 567: 565: 551: 545: 544: 542: 540: 531: 522: 513: 512: 510: 508: 494: 488: 487: 485: 483: 469: 460: 459: 457: 455: 441: 424: 423: 421: 419: 405: 396: 395: 393: 391: 377: 352:wild brown trout 341:hydroelectricity 282:, also known as 269:Shore length is 167: 166:Primary outflows 155: 137: 136: 134: 133: 132: 131:56.5606; -5.6669 127: 123: 120: 119: 118: 115: 105: 69: 68: 62: 49: 32: 21: 681: 680: 676: 675: 674: 672: 671: 670: 651: 650: 649: 648: 638: 636: 628: 627: 623: 613: 611: 603: 599: 598: 594: 582: 578: 577: 573: 563: 561: 553: 552: 548: 538: 536: 529: 524: 523: 516: 506: 504: 496: 495: 491: 481: 479: 473:"Loch Tearnait" 471: 470: 463: 453: 451: 443: 442: 427: 417: 415: 407: 406: 399: 389: 387: 381:"Loch Tearnait" 379: 378: 365: 360: 179: countries 154:Primary inflows 130: 128: 124: 121: 116: 113: 111: 109: 108: 80: 79: 78: 77: 76: 75: 74: 70: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 679: 677: 669: 668: 663: 653: 652: 647: 646: 630:"Loch Fishing" 621: 592: 571: 546: 514: 489: 461: 425: 397: 362: 361: 359: 356: 275: 274: 266: 265: 262: 256: 255: 252: 251: 248: 244: 243: 240: 236: 235: 232: 228: 227: 224: 220: 219: 216: 212: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 183: 180: 173: 172: 169: 161: 160: 157: 149: 148: 145: 139: 138: 106: 100: 99: 86: 82: 81: 72: 71: 64: 63: 57: 56: 55: 54: 51: 50: 42: 41: 37: 36: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 678: 667: 664: 662: 659: 658: 656: 635: 631: 625: 622: 609: 602: 596: 593: 588: 581: 575: 572: 560: 556: 550: 547: 535: 528: 521: 519: 515: 503: 499: 493: 490: 478: 474: 468: 466: 462: 450: 446: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 426: 414: 410: 404: 402: 398: 386: 385:British Lakes 382: 376: 374: 372: 370: 368: 364: 357: 355: 353: 348: 346: 342: 337: 335: 331: 327: 322: 320: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 284:Loch Tearnait 281: 280:Loch Teàrnait 272: 267: 263: 261: 257: 253: 249: 241: 233: 225: 217: 215:Average depth 209: 201: 193: 185: 181: 178: 174: 171:River Rannoch 170: 168: 162: 158: 156: 150: 146: 144: 140: 135: 107: 101: 98: 94: 90: 87: 73:Loch Teàrnait 61: 52: 48: 43: 38: 35:Loch Teàrnait 33: 30: 19: 18:Loch Tearnait 639:16 September 637:. Retrieved 633: 624: 614:16 September 612:. Retrieved 607: 595: 586: 574: 564:16 September 562:. Retrieved 558: 549: 539:16 September 537:. Retrieved 533: 507:16 September 505:. Retrieved 501: 492: 482:16 September 480:. Retrieved 476: 454:16 September 452:. Retrieved 448: 418:16 September 416:. Retrieved 412: 390:16 September 388:. Retrieved 384: 349: 338: 323: 318: 308:Loch Arienas 288:Loch Ternate 287: 283: 279: 278: 239:Shore length 231:Water volume 207:Surface area 29: 330:Middle Ages 191:Max. length 129: / 104:Coordinates 655:Categories 358:References 312:Loch Aline 223:Max. depth 199:Max. width 147:freshwater 114:56°33′38″N 661:Highlands 559:Hydroplan 117:5°40′01″W 182:Scotland 97:Scotland 93:Lochaber 85:Location 477:CANMORE 326:crannog 302:in the 298:on the 294:on the 260:Islands 89:Morvern 604:(PDF) 583:(PDF) 530:(PDF) 177:Basin 641:2017 616:2017 566:2017 541:2017 509:2017 484:2017 456:2017 420:2017 392:2017 292:loch 143:Type 286:or 657:: 632:. 606:. 585:. 557:. 532:. 517:^ 500:. 475:. 464:^ 447:. 428:^ 411:. 400:^ 383:. 366:^ 336:. 321:. 95:, 91:, 643:. 618:. 589:. 568:. 543:. 511:. 486:. 458:. 422:. 394:. 273:. 20:)

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Loch Tearnait
Loch Tearnait and Crannog from Leacraithnaich
Loch Teàrnait is located in Highland
Morvern
Lochaber
Scotland
56°33′38″N 5°40′01″W / 56.5606°N 5.6669°W / 56.5606; -5.6669
Type
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Basin
Islands
not a well-defined measure
loch
Ardtornish Estate
Morvern peninsula
Scottish Highlands
Loch Arienas
Loch Aline
Sir John Murray's
crannog
Middle Ages
Lords of the Isles
hydroelectricity
archaeological survey
wild brown trout



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