Lochan na h-Achlaise

Lochan na h-Achlaise
Lochan na - h Achlaise and The Black Mount in the distance.
Lochan na h-Achlaise
Locationgrid reference NN302491
Coordinates56°36′13″N 4°46′03″W / 56.6037°N 4.7675°W / 56.6037; -4.7675
Typefreshwater loch
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Max. length1.28 km (0.80 mi)
Max. width1.20 km (0.75 mi)
Surface area23.6 ha (58 acres)
Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth28 ft (8.5 m)
Shore length17.2 km (4.5 mi)
Surface elevation296 m (971 ft)
SettlementsInverkirkaig
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochan na h-Achlaise in Scottish Gaelic Loch of the Armpit, is an irregular shaped, somewhat triangular or heart shaped, freshwater loch on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute in the Scottish West Highlands, within the Highland council area of Scotland.