Loch_Skae
Loch Skae
Freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi (1.6 km) south of the A702.[4] The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south.[2] It has an average depth of 9.5 ft (2.9 m) and is 35 ft (11 m) at its deepest point. The loch was surveyed[3] on 29 July 1903 by James Murray[5] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.