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Loch Rusky

Coordinates: 56°12′09″N 4°14′01″W / 56.20250°N 4.23361°W / 56.20250; -4.23361
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Loch Rusky
Loch Rusky is located in Stirling
Loch Rusky
Loch Rusky
LocationPerthshire, Scotland
Coordinates56°12′09″N 4°14′01″W / 56.20250°N 4.23361°W / 56.20250; -4.23361
Typeloch
Basin countriesScotland

Loch Rusky is a small freshwater loch near Callander in the Stirling council area in Scottish Highlands.

Geography

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The lake lies in the Registration County of Perthshire. The loch lies to the east of the Mentieth Hills, about 6 km northeast of the Port of Menteith. The Torrie Forest extends over Lennieston Muir to the east.

Toponymy

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The name Rusky derives from the Gaelic Loch an Rusgaidh, meaning "Lake of the Shearing"or "Lake of the Turf/Peat".

Fishing

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Loch Rusky is well-known since the 19th century for a good stock of pike and perch.[1]

Update - from the 1960s to the present day, the loch has been a trout fishery (fly only) from a boat. There are no pike or perch in the loch.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Miller's Handbook of Central Scotland. Oliver & Boyd. 1865. p. 85. Retrieved 16 December 2019.