Loch Fithie
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) in length.
Survey
The loch was surveyed on 30 June 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted as part of Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
History
To the northwest of the loch are the remains of the Augustinian Restenneth Priory. In 1954, a stone axe head was found during excavations of a gravel ridge at the loch.
References
- ^ "Loch Fithie". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Lunan Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Lochs Fithie, Rescobie and Balgavies (Vol. 5, Plate 51) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Loch Fithie : cist and axe head". Canmore. Retrieved 3 January 2015.