Site Location
| Grid Reference |
NN864375 |
| Easting |
286400 |
| Northing |
737500 |
| Altitude (m) |
260 |
| Island Name |
Mainland |
| Country |
Scotland |
| OS Map |
52 |
| UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
| SNH Area |
Tayside and Grampian |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Central Argyll and Breadalbane |
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| Site Name |
Designation |
Sitelink  |
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Loch Freuchie Meadows
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SSSI
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Sitelink
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| Local Authority Name |
Perth and Kinross |
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Site Characteristics
| Site Origin |
Natural Lake |
| Surface Area (ha) |
35.00 |
| Catchment Area (ha) |
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| Max Dimension (m) |
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| Max Depth (m) |
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| Mean Depth (m) |
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| Retention Time |
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| Houses |
Yes |
| Roads |
Yes |
| Lake Group (Duigan 2006) |
D - Widespread, often large, mid-altitude circumneutral lakes, with a high diversity of plants including Littorella uniflora, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Callitriche hamulata, Fontinalis antipyretica and Glyceria fluitans. |
| Lake Type (Palmer 1992) |
3 |
| PLEX Score |
5.43 |
| Geology |
Quartz-mica-schist, grit, slate & phyllite (Upper Dalradian) |
| Access Description |
Site occurs between 0.1 and 0.5km from a metalled road with a dirt track leading to within 0.1km of the site. |
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