| Loch an t-Slagain | |
|---|---|
Loch an t-Slagain from the north | |
| Location | NG8526094119 |
| Coordinates | 57°53′05″N5°37′26″W / 57.88469°N 5.62392°W /57.88469; -5.62392 |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1 km (0.62 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.55 km (0.34 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 31 ha (77 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 16.4 ft (5.0 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 55.1 ft (16.8 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 54,028,261.76 cu ft (1,529,910.000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 34 m (112 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 2 |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Loch An T-Slagain is an extremely remote small low-lying shallow freshwater loch that lies directly east ofSlaggan Bay, at the entrance toLoch Ewe, in theRubha Mòr peninsula and is directly north ofMellon Charles inWester Ross, Scotland.[2][1] Directly east is the remote hamlet ofMellon Udrigle, the site of an ancient Pictishhut circle.[3][4]
Loch An T-Slagain is surrounded by a low peatland covered plain that is filled with small round hillocks and a large number of lochans and lochs.