Britain’s Deepest Loch

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 149, 7 September 1928, Page 1 (Supplement)

Britain’s Deepest Loch

North-east of Arisaig, in th e coun *7 ever associated with the landing N departure of Prince Charlie—in a 9j»n that, until the opening of the a ig Railway, was among the most puestcrcl in .Scotland—lies Loch °far. it the deepest lake not only I Scotland, but in the British Isles. 0r a long time the distinction of I I ,8 the deepest loch was accorded to it was not till 1879 that, shown that Loch Morar was I 1000 ft. in depth, compared w r ith I e <slft. of Loch Ness. Other surthe loch revealed varying IJths over 1000 ft.. till in 1902' the I depth, taken by wire rope, asc eitained to be 17ft- over the *° k°ch Morar, the deepest I tish lochs are. in order, Ness, LoI. . "°chy, Ericht, and Tay. To api fe fully the great depression filled II be waters of Lock Morar, it is ■gtoaarv to point out that ther c is no like it in the North Sea. To Ito a ..^ e Ptk °f 1000 ft. it is necessary fcj? l hey on d Ireland and St. Kilda, jilt out into the Atlantic.