Loch Fad

Loch Fad
Location of the loch in Scotland.
Location of the loch in Scotland.
Loch Fad
LocationIsle of Bute, Scotland
Coordinates55°48′22″N 5°04′26″W / 55.806°N 5.074°W / 55.806; -5.074
Typeloch

Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault.

Its surface area is 71 hectares (180 acres), fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland.

It is the site of one of the largest rainbow trout cage farms in the UK.[1]

In 2018, it was used for tests of Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird.

  1. ^ Phillips, M. J.; Beveridge, M. C. M.; Ross, L. G. (1985). "The environmental impact of salmonid cage culture on inland fisheries: present status and future trends". Journal of Fish Biology. 27 (sA): 123–137. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb03236.x.