| Loch an Eilein | |
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  Loch an Eilein | |
| Location | Badenoch and Strathspey, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°08′49″N 3°49′27″W / 57.14694°N 3.82417°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Milton Burn |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | > 1 mi (1.6 km)[2] |
| Max. width | < 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 56.1 ha (139 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 25.5 ft (7.8 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 66 ft (20 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 144,000,000 cu ft (4,100,000 m3)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 256 m (840 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 1 island with ruined castle[3] |
Loch an Eilein is a small irregular shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Aviemore, Scotland in Cairngorms National Park. Loch an Eilein comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means 'Loch of the island'.[4] The loch is considered to be beautiful[5] and walks around it are popular.[6]
- ^ a b c "Loch an Eilein". www.britishlakes.info. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Spey Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Loch-an-eilein Castle". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "The Lochs of the Cairngorms National Park". Cairngorms National Park. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Loch-an-eilein voted Britain's best picnic spot". www.rothiemurchus.net. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus". www.walkhighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2013.