Lochan Buidhe

Lochan Buidhe is a small freshwater loch located on the Cairngorm Plateau in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. At over 1,120 m (3,670 ft) above sea level, it is the highest named body of water in the British Isles.^[1][2]

Lochan Buidhe
Lochan Buidhe
Location	Cairngorms, Grampian Mountains, Scotland
Coordinates	57°5′21.2″N 3°40′44.9″W
Primary outflows	Feith Buidhe
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	100 m (330 ft)
Max. width	50 m (160 ft)
Surface area	4,451 m2 (47,910 sq ft)
Surface elevation	1,120 m (3,670 ft)

The loch and its primary outflow, Feith Buidhe were the site of the 1971 Cairngorm Plateau disaster, in which a group of five school students and their leader died of exposure after being stranded in the open for two nights in a blizzard.

Lochan Buidhe