Loch Enoch

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Loch Enoch is a remote upland freshwater loch in the Galloway Hills of southwest Scotland, known for its rugged granite surroundings and scenic, isolated character.

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Loch Enoch canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
lake
basinCountry United Kingdom
country Scotland
distanceFrom about 8 km east of Loch Trool
drainageBasin River Cree system
Water of Trool
elevation approximately 500 metres above sea level
hasAccess footpaths only
hasBottomComposition granite sand
hasCatchment Galloway Hills
hasEcology oligotrophic lake
hasFeature rocky shoreline
small islands
hasHistoricalIssue acidification in 20th century
hasHistoricalUse trout fishing
hasIsland Big Enoch
Wee Enoch
hasOutflow Eglin Lane
hasRecovery partial chemical recovery from acidification
isInProtectedArea Galloway Forest Park
isRemote true
knownFor isolated character
rugged granite surroundings
scenic character
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
Galloway Hills
southwest Scotland
locatedOn Loch Enoch Fault zone
near Kirriereoch Hill
Merrick
Shalloch on Minnoch
partOf Southern Uplands
region Galloway Forest Park area
surroundedBy granite hills
terrain upland
usedFor hillwalking destination
recreational fishing
waterType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merrick hasNearbyFeature Loch Enoch
Kirriereoch Hill near Loch Enoch
Loch Neldricken hasNearbyFeature Loch Enoch