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'''Lochindorb''' ({{lang-gd|Loch nan Doirb}}) is a freshwater [[loch]] in the [[ |
'''Lochindorb''' (from the {{lang-gd|Loch nan Doirb}} meaning "loch of the minnows")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf |title=Placenames |author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir |publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba |format=pdf |accessdate=23 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926234316/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf |archivedate=26 September 2011 }}</ref> is a freshwater [[loch]] north of [[Grantown on Spey]] in the [[Highland council area]] of [[Scotland]]. In the loch there is an island, which is now thought to have been artificially created, and on that island are the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the [[Clan Comyn]]. [[King Edward I of England]] stayed in the castle during his 1303 campaign against the Scots. The loch is a popular spot with fishers, and also with birdwatchers, who come to see the local [[black-throated diver]]s and [[greylag goose|greylag geese]]. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of [[coniferous]] forest. |
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[[File:Badenoch Castle.jpg|thumb|The "Wolf's Lair": Lochindorb Castle at Lochindorb in [[Badenoch]], stronghold of [[Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan]].]] |
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==Castle== |
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The castle is first recorded during the Wars of Independence when Sir John ('the Black') Comyn died there in 1300. By 1455 the castle was in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, The next year, after Douglas's defeat and death at Arkinholm, Lochindorb was again forfeited to the Crown and this time ordered to be slighted, the work of dismantling its defences being entrusted to the Thane of [[Cawdor]]. Since then, it has been left as a ruin. |
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==Wildlife== |
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Lochindorb is home to an array of wildlife and is a popular fishing and birdwatching spot. The loch was traditionally a game loch. It used to have a large native population of [[brown trout]], but their numbers have dramatically decreased. Introduced pike have been recorded there in recent years. |
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==External links== |
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*{{citation | url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/15463/ | title=Site Record for Lochindorb Castle| publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland }} - information on the castle |
*{{citation | url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/15463/ | title=Site Record for Lochindorb Castle| publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland }} - information on the castle |
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[[Category:Freshwater lochs of Scotland]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 8 April 2022
| Lochindorb | |
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 Lochindorb Castle can only be reached by boat | |
  Lochindorb | |
| Location | Strathspey, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°24′27″N 3°42′23″W / 57.40750°N 3.70639°W |
| Type | loch |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Islands | Lochindorb Castle |
Lochindorb (from the Scottish Gaelic: Loch nan Doirb meaning "loch of the minnows")[1] is a freshwater loch north of Grantown on Spey in the Highland council area of Scotland. In the loch there is an island, which is now thought to have been artificially created, and on that island are the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the Clan Comyn. King Edward I of England stayed in the castle during his 1303 campaign against the Scots. The loch is a popular spot with fishers, and also with birdwatchers, who come to see the local black-throated divers and greylag geese. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of coniferous forest.
Wildlife[edit]
Lochindorb is home to an array of wildlife and is a popular fishing and birdwatching spot. The loch was traditionally a game loch. It used to have a large native population of brown trout, but their numbers have dramatically decreased. Introduced pike have been recorded there in recent years.
External links[edit]
- Site Record for Lochindorb Castle, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland - information on the castle
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lochindorb.
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
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