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'''Lochindorb''' (from the {{lang-gd|Loch nan Doirb}} meaning "loch of the minnows")<ref>{{cite web| |
'''Lochindorb''' (from the {{lang-gd|Loch nan Doirb}} meaning "loch of the minnows")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf |title=Placenames |author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir |publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba |format=pdf |accessdate=23 July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926234316/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf |archivedate=26 September 2011 |df= }}</ref> is a freshwater [[loch]] north of [[Grantown on Spey]] in the [[Highland council area]] of [[Scotland]]. This loch is home to the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the [[Clan Comyn]] and is built on what now is said to be an artificially created island. It is also a popular spot with fishers and birdwatchers, the latter of whom come to see the local [[black-throated diver]]s and [[greylag goose|greylag geese]]. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of [[coniferous]] forest. |
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[[File:Badenoch Castle.jpg|thumb|The "Wolf's Lair": Lochindorb Castle at Lochindorb in [[Badenoch]], stronghold of [[Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan]].]] |
[[File:Badenoch Castle.jpg|thumb|The "Wolf's Lair": Lochindorb Castle at Lochindorb in [[Badenoch]], stronghold of [[Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan]].]] |
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Lochindorb | |
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Lochindorb Castle can only be reached by boat | |
Location | Strathspey, Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°24′27″N 3°42′23″W / 57.40750°N 3.70639°W |
Type | loch |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Islands | Lochindorb Castle |
Lochindorb (from the Template:Lang-gd meaning "loch of the minnows")[1] is a freshwater loch north of Grantown on Spey in the Highland council area of Scotland. This loch is home to the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the Clan Comyn and is built on what now is said to be an artificially created island. It is also a popular spot with fishers and birdwatchers, the latter of whom come to see the local black-throated divers and greylag geese. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of coniferous forest.

Wildlife
Lochindorb is home to an array of wildlife and is a popular fishing and birdwatching spot.
External links
- Site Record for Lochindorb Castle, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland - information on the castle
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lochindorb.
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
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