Английская Википедия:Dubh Loch (Glen Muick)
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Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of Шаблон:Convert, with a perimeter of Шаблон:Convert.[1] Its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately Шаблон:Convert to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.[2] To the southeast of the loch is the Munro Broad Cairn. To the northwest the ground slopes steeply up to Càrn a' Coire Boidheach and Lochnagar.[3] To the west is Cairn Bannoch and over a high col to the southwest lies Loch Callater.[4]
Creag an Dubh Loch
A granite wall, Creag an Dubh Loch, rises steeply above the loch on the southeast shading the loch from the sun – hence the name "dark lake". Creag an Dubh Loch is about Шаблон:Convert long and generally about Шаблон:Convert high – at its highest it is Шаблон:Convert making it the highest continuous rock face in the Cairngorms.[3]
The loch was a favourite spot for Queen Victoria to visit from her retreat at Glas-allt-Shiel. Once her son Alfred swam out into the loch to capture and kill a wounded stag in the water.[3]
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