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| ==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
| ] and not the one going up to Loch Einich.}}]] | ] and not the one going up to Loch Einich.}}]] | ||
| Loch Einich is one of the five ], a protected ].<ref name ="Ramsar">{{Cite web|title=Cairngorm Lochs|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/216|accessdate=22 November 2024}}< |
Loch Einich is one of the five ], a protected ]. It is occasionally covered with ice and has a shore with ], boulders and ]es.<ref name ="Ramsar">{{Cite web|title=Cairngorm Lochs|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/216|accessdate=22 November 2024}}<br />{{Cite web|title=UK Cairngorm Lochs 13002 RIS 2005|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/GB216RIS.pdf|accessdate=22 November 2024}}</ref> | ||
| It is situated in a ] at {{convert|496|m}} at the head of Gleann Einich where the glen becomes enclosed by crags.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=104–105}}{{sfnp|Sugden|1987|p=59}} From just before the foot of the loch a stalkers' path heads up Coire Dhondail which leads up onto the ] plateau near the ] and the summit of ].{{sfnp|Watson|1992|p=107}} Although ] and ] are normally climbed from ], there is also a route from Loch Einich.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=125–127}} Along the western shore of the loch is Ross's path which then climbs up to a' Phocaid from where the ridge can be attained.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=124, 127}} | It is situated in a ] at {{convert|496|m}} at the head of Gleann Einich where the glen becomes enclosed by crags.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=104–105}}{{sfnp|Sugden|1987|p=59}} From just before the foot of the loch a stalkers' path heads up Coire Dhondail which leads up onto the ] plateau near the ] and the summit of ].{{sfnp|Watson|1992|p=107}} Although ] and ] are normally climbed from ], there is also a route from Loch Einich.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=125–127}} Along the western shore of the loch is Ross's path which then climbs up to a' Phocaid from where the ridge can be attained.{{sfnp|Watson|1992|pp=124, 127}} | ||
| ==Wildlife== | ==Wildlife== | ||
| The loch has an arctic alpine nature and supports specialised populations of plankton.<ref name=ramsar /> | |||
| ] flip along rocks in the loch, ] often feed along its northern shores and ]s nest on its stony banks.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|pp=129–130}} ], ], ], ] and ] nest in the ]y ] around the loch.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|pp=105, 129}} ]s and ] can be found swimming in the water.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|p=130}} | ] flip along rocks in the loch, ] often feed along its northern shores and ]s nest on its stony banks.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|pp=129–130}} ], ], ], ] and ] nest in the ]y ] around the loch.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|pp=105, 129}} ]s and ] can be found swimming in the water.{{sfnp|Nethersole-Thompson|Watson|1981|p=130}} | ||
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Small inland lake in Scotland
| Loch Einich | |
|---|---|
| Loch Eanaich | |
 Coire Odhar at the head of Loch Einich from Sgor Gaoith | |
  Loch Einich | |
| Location | Cairngorm mountains, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°4′9″N 3°47′25″W / 57.06917°N 3.79028°W / 57.06917; -3.79028 |
| Primary outflows | Am Beanaidh |
| Max. length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Loch Einich or Loch Eanaich is a remote freshwater loch in Gleann Einich, in the Cairngorms National Park of Highland Scotland. It is some 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the west of Braeriach and its outflow is the Am Beanaidh burn, flowing north through the glen towards Coylumbridge. The loch is hemmed in by the high plateau of Moine Mhor on the east, the ridge of Sgòr Gaoith to the west, and Coire Odhar at its head.
Geography
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Loch Einich is one of the five Cairngorm Lochs, a protected Ramsar Site. It is occasionally covered with ice and has a shore with glacial drift, boulders and storm beaches. It is situated in a glacial trough at 496 metres (1,627 ft) at the head of Gleann Einich where the glen becomes enclosed by crags. From just before the foot of the loch a stalkers' path heads up Coire Dhondail which leads up onto the Moine Mhor plateau near the Wells of Dee and the summit of Braeriach. Although Sgor Gaoith and Sgoran Dubh Mor are normally climbed from Glen Feshie, there is also a route from Loch Einich. Along the western shore of the loch is Ross's path which then climbs up to a' Phocaid from where the ridge can be attained.
Wildlife
The loch has an arctic alpine nature and supports specialised populations of plankton.
Dippers flip along rocks in the loch, greenshank often feed along its northern shores and common sandpipers nest on its stony banks. Snipe, mallard, red grouse, teal and meadow pipit nest in the heathery bogland around the loch. Whooper swans and greylag geese can be found swimming in the water.
Notes
- The Cairngorm Club footbridge is crossed by the path to Loch Morlich and not the one going up to Loch Einich.
References
Citations
- ^ Watson (1992), p. 107.
- "Cairngorm Lochs". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
"UK Cairngorm Lochs 13002 RIS 2005" (PDF). Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 22 November 2024. - Watson (1992), pp. 104–105.
- Sugden (1987), p. 59.
- Watson (1992), pp. 125–127.
- Watson (1992), pp. 124, 127.
- Cite error: The named reference
ramsarwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Nethersole-Thompson & Watson (1981), pp. 129–130.
- Nethersole-Thompson & Watson (1981), pp. 105, 129.
- Nethersole-Thompson & Watson (1981), p. 130.
Works cited
- Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond; Watson, Adam (1981). The Cairngorms (2 ed.). Perth, Scotland: Melven Press. ISBN 0 906664 12 8.
- Watson, Adam (1992). The Cairngorms. Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Trust. ISBN 0-907521-39-8.
- Sugden, David (1987). "The Landscape". In Omand, Donald (ed.). The Grampian Book. Golspie: Northern Times. ISBN 0 9501718 8 3.