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location">56.5773°N 3.5489°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.5773; -3.5489</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the loch in the Scottish Borders, see <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Loch" title="St Mary's Loch">St Mary's Loch</a>. For the loch in Ayrshire, see <a href="/wiki/Loch_o%27_th%27_Lowes,_New_Cumnock" class="mw-redirect" title="Loch o' th' Lowes, New Cumnock">Loch o' th' Lowes, New Cumnock</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Freshwater loch</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/256px-Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="256" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/384px-Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/512px-Perth_and_Kinross_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2002" data-file-height="1753" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.967%;left:67.627%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Loch of the Lowes"><img alt="Loch of the Lowes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Loch of the Lowes</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data region">NO049438</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Loch_of_the_Lowes&params=56.5773_N_3.5489_W_region:GB_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">56°34′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°32′56″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">56.5773°N 3.5489°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.5773; -3.5489</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Body_of_water#Waterbody_types" title="Body of water">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">freshwater <a href="/wiki/Loch" title="Loch">loch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Inflow_(hydrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inflow (hydrology)"><span title="Primary inflows: rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflows</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lunan_Burn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunan Burn (page does not exist)">Lunan Burn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Discharge_(hydrology)" title="Discharge (hydrology)"><span title="Primary outflows: rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lunan_Burn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunan Burn (page does not exist)">Lunan Burn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">Catchment area</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14.9 km<sup>2</sup> (3,680 acres)<sup id="cite_ref-bathy_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">Basin</a> countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface area</th><td class="infobox-data">87.9 ha (217 acres)<sup id="cite_ref-britlakes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britlakes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Average depth</th><td class="infobox-data">4.9 m (16 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-bathy_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. depth</th><td class="infobox-data">16 m (53 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-bathy_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Water volume</th><td class="infobox-data">5,492,700 m<sup>3</sup> (193,973,000 cu ft)<sup id="cite_ref-bathy_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Shore length<sup>1</sup></th><td class="infobox-data">4.4 km (2.7 mi) <sup id="cite_ref-britlakes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britlakes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">101 m (331 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-britlakes_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britlakes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. temperature</th><td class="infobox-data">15.6 °C (60.0 °F)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Min. temperature</th><td class="infobox-data">10.0 °C (50.0 °F)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Category:Islands_by_body_of_water" title="Category:Islands by body of water">Islands</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff; border-top: 1px solid #cedeff"><sup>1</sup> Shore length is <a href="/wiki/Coastline_paradox" title="Coastline paradox">not a well-defined measure</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Loch of the Lowes</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Loch" title="Loch">loch</a> near <a href="/wiki/Dunkeld" title="Dunkeld">Dunkeld</a> in <a href="/wiki/Perth_and_Kinross" title="Perth and Kinross">Perth and Kinross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. The loch and the surrounding area are designated as a wildlife reserve, run by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Wildlife_Trust" title="Scottish Wildlife Trust">Scottish Wildlife Trust</a>. The loch is also a designated <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> (SSSI), as well as forming part of a <a href="/wiki/Special_Area_of_Conservation" title="Special Area of Conservation">Special Area of Conservation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-britlakes_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britlakes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bathy_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The loch hosts a variety of wildlife, including a pair of breeding <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">ospreys</a>, red squirrels, otters and <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_beaver" title="Eurasian beaver">beavers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SWT_Reserve_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWT_Reserve-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wildfowl numbers peak in early winter with <a href="/wiki/Bird_migration" title="Bird migration">migrant</a> <a href="/wiki/Greylag_goose" title="Greylag goose">greylag geese</a> roosting on the loch. In addition, <a href="/wiki/Goldeneye_(duck)" title="Goldeneye (duck)">goldeneyes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mallard" title="Mallard">mallards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_merganser" title="Common merganser">goosanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wigeon" title="Wigeon">wigeons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_teal" class="mw-redirect" title="Common teal">teals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tufted_duck" title="Tufted duck">tufted ducks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_crested_grebe" title="Great crested grebe">great crested grebes</a> can also be seen. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 19th century, a drainage channel was dug, connecting <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Craiglush" title="Loch of Craiglush">Loch of Craiglush</a> with Lowes, causing the water levels of the two lochs to equalise. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lunan_Burn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunan Burn (page does not exist)">Lunan Burn</a> now flows through this channel. The reserve land was purchased by the Scottish Wildlife Trust in 1969, due to the loch being the largest mesotrophic loch in the area, and the presence of the rare pondweed <a href="/wiki/Slender_Naiad" class="mw-redirect" title="Slender Naiad">Slender Naiad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tayside_Biodiversity_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tayside_Biodiversity-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Loch of the Lowes forms part of a chain of lochs known as the Lunan Lochs.<sup id="cite_ref-SNH_Lunan_Lochs_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNH_Lunan_Lochs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lunan Lochs are Lochs <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Craiglush" title="Loch of Craiglush">Craiglush</a>, Lowes, <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Butterstone" title="Loch of Butterstone">Butterstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Clunie" title="Loch of Clunie">Clunie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Loch_of_Drumellie" title="Loch of Drumellie">Marlee</a>, and are connected by the Lunan Burn, which drains into the <a href="/wiki/River_Isla,_Perthshire" title="River Isla, Perthshire">River Isla</a>, itself a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/River_Tay" title="River Tay">River Tay</a>. Loch of the Lowes, along with Loch Craiglush and Loch Butterstone is situated just north of the <a href="/wiki/Highland_Boundary_Fault" title="Highland Boundary Fault">Highland Boundary Fault</a>, and are <a href="/wiki/Mesotrophic_lake#Mesotrophic" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesotrophic lake">mesotrophic</a> lochs, and are characterised by a relatively low nutrient level, as their catchment areas are mostly acidic uplands. By comparison, Lochs Clunie and Marlee are situated south of the Highland Boundary Fault, and have a higher nutrient level. The Lunan Lochs are an example of a rare habitat in the United Kingdom, which start from nutrient-poor oligotrophic lochs further upstream; to richer, mesotrophic lochs downstream.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lowes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Lowes.jpg/240px-Lowes.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Lowes.jpg/360px-Lowes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Lowes.jpg/480px-Lowes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2328" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption>Loch of the Lowes from the south</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birds">Birds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Birds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The loch and surrounding woodland host a large variety of birds. In winter, <a href="/wiki/Pink-footed_goose" title="Pink-footed goose">pink-footed geese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greylag_goose" title="Greylag goose">greylag geese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wigeon" title="Wigeon">wigeons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Whooper_swan" title="Whooper swan">whooper swans</a> can be seen on the loch, and in summer, large numbers of <a href="/wiki/Barn_swallow" title="Barn swallow">swallows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sand_martin" title="Sand martin">sand martins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swift_(bird)" title="Swift (bird)">swifts</a> can be seen over the water. <a href="/wiki/Tufted_duck" title="Tufted duck">Tufted ducks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_goldeneye" title="Common goldeneye">goldeneye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_crested_grebe" title="Great crested grebe">great crested grebe</a> can be seen year-round, and both goldeneye and great crested grebe can be seen performing their courtship dance in early spring. </p><p>In the woodlands, there are <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_jay" title="Eurasian jay">jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_treecreeper" title="Eurasian treecreeper">treecreepers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Great_spotted_woodpecker" title="Great spotted woodpecker">great spotted woodpeckers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_siskin" title="Eurasian siskin">siskins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_sparrowhawk" title="Eurasian sparrowhawk">sparrowhawks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SWT_Reserve_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWT_Reserve-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the winter, <a href="/wiki/Redpoll" title="Redpoll">redpoll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brambling" title="Brambling">bramblings</a> frequent the woods, and in summer, <a href="/wiki/Common_redstart" title="Common redstart">redstarts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_cuckoo" title="Common cuckoo">cuckoos</a> can be found. </p><p>Between late March to late August, there are a pair of breeding <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">ospreys</a>. Their nest is situated within 200 metres of an observation hide, allowing up-close viewing through binoculars, telescopes and <a href="/wiki/Closed-circuit_television" title="Closed-circuit television">closed-circuit television</a> (CCTV). They can also be observed via an HD camera from the Visitor Centre or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/">online</a><sup id="cite_ref-SWT_Webcam_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWT_Webcam-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mammals">Mammals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mammals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Fallow_deer" title="Fallow deer">Fallow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roe_deer" title="Roe deer">roe deer</a> are often seen from the hide and sometimes <a href="/wiki/Otter" title="Otter">otters</a> can be observed. <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">Red squirrels</a> are also quite numerous on the reserve. In 2012 a <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_beaver" title="Eurasian beaver">beaver</a> was spotted on the loch.<sup id="cite_ref-Courier_1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Courier_1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beavers were reintroduced to Scotland in 2008, after overhunting led to their disappearance several centuries before and have successfully repopulated much of the area around the Tay and its tributaries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fish">Fish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pike, perch and brown trout are all present in the loch.<sup id="cite_ref-NLS_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fishing in or on the loch is not permitted at any time of year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Access">Access</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The loch is situated about 2 miles (3 km) north-east of <a href="/wiki/Dunkeld" title="Dunkeld">Dunkeld</a>. A small unclassified road off the <a href="/wiki/A923_road" title="A923 road">A923</a> leads to a small car park on the reserve. All paths and infrastructure are located within a western corner of the loch, however, a short woodland footpath connects the visitor centre to Dunkeld by joining a right of way across this minor road,<sup id="cite_ref-Dunkeld_Paths_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dunkeld_Paths-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is suitable for walkers and mountain bikers, but is not suitable for wheelchair users. There is a cycle rack in the reserve car park,<sup id="cite_ref-SWT_Reserve_Map_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWT_Reserve_Map-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and parking for approximately 24 cars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visitor_Centre">Visitor Centre</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Visitor Centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Scottish Wildlife Trust operates a visitor centre on the western side of the loch. There are three observation hides offering views over the loch, and are situated close to the osprey nest. The visitor centre is one of four visitor centres operated by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the other three being at <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Falls_of_Clyde_(waterfalls)" title="Falls of Clyde (waterfalls)">Falls of Clyde</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/jupiter-urban-wildlife-centre/">Jupiter Wildlife Centre</a>. The visitor centre and car park are open on a reduced schedule for a third of the year during winter and an entry fee is required for non-SWT members. </p><p>Opening hours: </p><p>• 1 March - 31 October: open daily from 10:00-17:00 </p><p>• 1 November - 28 February: open Friday-Sunday from 10:30-16:00 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loch_of_the_Lowes&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-bathy-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bathy_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bathy_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bathy_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bathy_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bathy_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJohnLawrence" class="citation book cs1">John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://maps.nls.uk/bathymetric/text/page/944"><i>Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch of the Lowes</i></a>. 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