Loch Neaty is a remote mountain loch in Inverness-shire, Scotland, just 900m west of the much larger Loch Bruicheach.
| Loch Neaty | |
|---|---|
 Loch Neaty from its western shore | |
  Loch Neaty | |
| Location | Scottish Highlands |
| Coordinates | 57°23′39″N 4°36′32″W / 57.39417°N 4.60889°W |
| Primary inflows | Loch Garbh Iolachan |
| Primary outflows | Allt Garbh |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 939.5 m (3,082 ft) |
| Max. width | 417.30 m (1,369.1 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
The loch's name is of uncertain origin. It may be a corruption of the Old Norse naut, meaning "cattle" i.e. "Loch of the Cow", or of the Scottish Gaelic neimhidh, meaning nemeton.[1] "Neaty" is also the name of the hill on the loch's northern shore, Leachd Neaty.
Loch Neaty sits among glacial drift, over a bedrock of psammite. A small sluice dam guards the primary outflow on its northeast shore.[2]
A 1997 archaeological survey noted a small shieling just south of the loch, beside one of its smaller tributaries.[3]
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Simon (2002). "PLACE-NAME SURVEY OF THE PARISHES OF KILMORACK, KILTARLITY & CONVINTH, AND KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE" (PDF).
- ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Loch Neaty | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-24.