Loch A'an

Loch A'an
A view of a lake looking down from a mountain top
A view towards the east end of the loch from Stacan Dubha.
Loch A'an is located in Highland
Loch A'an
Loch A'an
LocationCairngorms, Grampian Mountains, Scotland
Coordinates57°6′12.36″N 3°37′37.68″W / 57.1034333°N 3.6271333°W / 57.1034333; -3.6271333
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Primary outflowsRiver Avon
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Max. width0.29 km (0.18 mi)
Surface area0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Average depth77.27 ft (23.55 m)
Max. depth101 ft (31 m)
Shore length10.3 km (0.19 mi) [1]
Surface elevation725 m (2,379 ft)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch A'an [l̪ˠox aan] is a remote freshwater loch set deep within the central Cairngorms plateau, in the Cairngorms National Park, located in the eastern Highlands of Scotland.[2][1] Loch A'an, also called Loch Avon, is the source of the River Avon.[3] Loch A'an is oriented southwest–northeast and is bounded on three sides by precipitous mountains, cliffs and crags, with the North-East opening out to provide an outflow for the river through Glen Avon.

Geography

Loch Avon in winter

To the north of the loch, rising almost vertically, lies the Cairn Gorm, the sixth highest mountain in the United Kingdom. Southwest of Cairn Gorm, at the head of the loch, lies the imposing peak of Ben Macdui, the second-highest mountain in the UK, and to east lies Beinn Mheadhoin, the thirteenth-highest mountain in the UK, again rising almost vertically from the Loch A'an basin. Lying 1.2 kilometres (3⁄4 mile) south of the loch and 202 m (663 ft) higher up the range at an elevation of 927 m (3,041 ft), lies Loch Etchachan.

Poem

Nan Shepherd wrote a short poem about the loch in her 1934 anthology In the Cairngorms.

Loch A’an, Loch A’an, hoo deep ye lie!
Tell nane yer depth and nane shall I.
Bricht though yer deepmaist pit may be,
Ye’ll haunt me till the day I dee.
Bricht, an’ bricht, an’ bricht as air,
Ye’ll haunt me noo for evermair.[4]

  • The Loch in springtime before the thaw
    The Loch in springtime before the thaw
  • Photo taken from just east of the Saddle on the SW ridge of A'Choinneach
    Photo taken from just east of the Saddle on the SW ridge of A'Choinneach
  • View towards Loch A'an and Beinn Mheadhoin The 'Middle Hill' from Shelter Stone Craig.
    View towards Loch A'an and Beinn Mheadhoin The 'Middle Hill' from Shelter Stone Craig.
  • Burns tumble towards Loch Avon
    Burns tumble towards Loch Avon

References

  1. ^ a b c "Loch Avon/Loch A'an". British Lakes. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Townsend, Chris (30 March 2011). Scotland. Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone Press Limited. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-84965-353-4.
  3. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch A'an". The Gazetteer for Scotland. University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Loch Avon". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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