Loch Doire nam Mart, also known as Loch Durinemart or Loch Durinemast, is a small, lowland, freshwater loch on the Ardtornish Estate on the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It lies in a northwest to southeast direction approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) to the north west of Loch Aline. It is 1.06 km (0.66 mi) long and 0.4 km (0.25 mi) wide, and is at an altitude of 15 m (49 ft). It drains into Loch Arienas which lies approximately 200 m (660 ft) to the southeast. The average depth is 6.4 m (21 ft) and its maximum depth is 15 m (49 ft). The loch was surveyed on 18 August 1904 by James Murray as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[1][2][3]
| Loch Doire nam Mart | |
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  Loch Doire nam Mart | |
| Location | Morvern, Lochaber, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°36′25″N 5°48′49″W / 56.6069°N 5.8137°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater |
| Primary inflows | Allt an Aoinaich Mhòir[2] |
| Primary outflows | Dig an Aoinidh[2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.06 km (0.66 mi)[3] |
| Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[3] |
| Surface area | 27.3 ha (67 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 6.4 m (21 ft)[3] |
| Max. depth | 15 m (49 ft)[3] |
| Water volume | 1,900,000 m3 (67,000,000 cu ft)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 15 m (49 ft)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The loch holds native wild brown trout and permits are required to fish the loch.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Loch Doire nam Mart". British Lakes. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Lochs Arienas & Doire nam Mart; Loch Tearnait (Vol. 5, Plate 25)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lochs of the Aline Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Loch Fishing". Ardtornish Estate. Retrieved 16 September 2017.