Loch Ossian (Scottish Gaelic: "Loch Oisein") is a narrow loch that is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate, with its western corner 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Corrour railway station.[1][2][3] It is drained by the River Ossian, flowing north into Loch Guilbinn and ultimately to the River Spean at Moy.
| Loch Ossian | |
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 Loch Ossian in the morning sun | |
  Loch Ossian Location in Lochaber | |
| Location | NN39146816 |
| Coordinates | 56°46′45″N 4°37′26″W / 56.7792°N 4.6239°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Max. length | 4.98 km (3.09 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 255 ha (630 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 42.6 ft (13.0 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 131.8 ft (40.2 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 1,171,086,119 cu ft (33,161,466.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 13 km (8.1 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 44.3 °F (6.8 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 43.4 °F (6.3 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Ossian is remote from public roads, and the nearest access is from Corrour railway station. On its banks near the western end of the loch stands Loch Ossian youth hostel, which belongs to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association (SYHA). The hostel was recently restored as an 'eco-hostel', boasting wind and solar power, and grey water and dry toilet systems. At the eastern end of the loch is Corrour Lodge.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Polly Basin Volume II – Loch Ossian. Vol. II. p. 366. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Ossian". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Ossian". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
