Moody Loch Shiel
Loch Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Seile) is a 18 km-long freshwater loch, 120m deep, situated 20 km west of Fort William in Lochaber. Its nature changes considerably along its length, being deep and enclosed by mountains in the north-east (above) and shallow surrounded by bog and rough pasture in the south-west, from which end the 4 km-long River Shiel drains to the sea in Loch Moidart near Castle Tioram.
The surrounding mountains are picturesque but relatively rarely climbed as none quite reaches the 3,000 ft required for Munro status. The area is well wooded compared to the many Highland areas that have suffered from overgrazing, and much of the shore is designated a Special Area of Conservation.
Loch Shiel is only marginally above sea level and was in fact a sea loch a few thousand years ago when sea levels (relative to Scotland) were higher.
This 3-frame panorama is taken from atop the 18m-high Glenfinnan Monument at the end of a grey day. Glenfinnan is effectively where Bonnie Prince Charlie's ill-fated 1745 rebellion began and ended.
On the right can be seen the Glenfinnan Church. The loch featured in the Harry Potter films as the Black Lake near Hogwarts.
Scanned from negatives.
Moody Loch Shiel
Loch Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Seile) is a 18 km-long freshwater loch, 120m deep, situated 20 km west of Fort William in Lochaber. Its nature changes considerably along its length, being deep and enclosed by mountains in the north-east (above) and shallow surrounded by bog and rough pasture in the south-west, from which end the 4 km-long River Shiel drains to the sea in Loch Moidart near Castle Tioram.
The surrounding mountains are picturesque but relatively rarely climbed as none quite reaches the 3,000 ft required for Munro status. The area is well wooded compared to the many Highland areas that have suffered from overgrazing, and much of the shore is designated a Special Area of Conservation.
Loch Shiel is only marginally above sea level and was in fact a sea loch a few thousand years ago when sea levels (relative to Scotland) were higher.
This 3-frame panorama is taken from atop the 18m-high Glenfinnan Monument at the end of a grey day. Glenfinnan is effectively where Bonnie Prince Charlie's ill-fated 1745 rebellion began and ended.
On the right can be seen the Glenfinnan Church. The loch featured in the Harry Potter films as the Black Lake near Hogwarts.
Scanned from negatives.