Loch of Clunie

Loch of Clunie is a small freshwater loch two miles (three kilometres) west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.^[1][2][3]

Loch of Clunie
Loch of Clunie. The island on the right (which is thought to be man made) contains the ruins of Clunie Castle.
Loch of Clunie
Location	NO063781
Coordinates	56.5810°N 3.4436°W / 56.5810; -3.4436
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Lunan Burn from Loch of Butterstone
Primary outflows	Lunan Burn into Loch of Drumellie
Max. length	410 m (1,350 ft)[1]
Max. width	205 m (673 ft)[1]
Surface area	50.6 ha (125 acres)[2]
Average depth	8.8 m (29 ft)[1]
Max. depth	21 m (69 ft)[1]
Water volume	4,821,400 m3 (170,265,000 cu ft)[1]
Shore length1	3.2 km (2.0 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	47 m (154 ft)[2]
Max. temperature	16.8 °C (62.3 °F)
Min. temperature	8.4 °C (47.2 °F)
Islands	1
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Clunie Castle

Loch of Clunie boathouse

The Loch of Clunie has a single island, said to be artificial, with the remains of Clunie Castle.^[4][5] The house was designed as a simple L-plan tower house and built by George Brown, Bishop of Dunkeld, between 1485 and 1514 as a spiritual retreat.^[4] A chapel was dedicated to St Catherine in the house in 1507.^[4] The island is surrounded by a dry-stone wall and there is a well designed pier at the south-end, constructed in 1512–1513.^[4] The house was burnt down and restored at the end of the 18th Century.^[4] It is now a ruin as the roof collapsed in 1989.