Monk Myre

Monk Myre
Monk Myre
	The west end of the little lochan.
	Monk Myre
Location	NO20954273
Coordinates	56°34′11″N 3°17′21″W / 56.56969°N 3.289185°W
Type	freshwater loch
Max. length	0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Max. width	0.22 km (0.14 mi)
Surface area	5 ha (12 acres)
Average depth	5 ft (1.5 m)
Max. depth	12 ft (3.7 m)
Water volume	5,552,000 cu ft (157,200 m3)
Shore length1	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Max. temperature	55.8 °F (13.2 °C)
Min. temperature	55.8 °F (13.2 °C)
Islands	0
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Monk Myre is a small shallow freshwater lochan and is located 2.5 miles southeast of Blairgowrie in Perth and Kinross.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Monk Myre is of glacial origin and is formed as a type of geographic formation known as a kettle that has partially silted up.^[3] The loch is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Monk Myre. National Library of Scotland. p. 111. Retrieved 28 September 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Monk Myre". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Monk Myre". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Dunkeld - Blairgowrie Lochs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee