Lochan Buidhe is a small freshwater loch located on the Cairngorm Plateau in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. At over 1,120 m (3,670 ft) above sea level, it is the highest named body of water in the British Isles.[1][2]

The loch and its primary outflow, Feith Buidhe were the site of the 1971 Cairngorm Plateau disaster, in which a group of five school students and their leader died of exposure after being stranded in the open for two nights in a blizzard.

Lochan Buidhe
Lochan Buidhe

References

  1. ^ https://www.wildernessscotland.com/blog/top-5-walking-routes-cairngorms-ben-macdui/. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Winter Navigation: water features and their perils". scotmountainholidays.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochan_Buidhe
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