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Loch Drunkie
Loch Drongaidh-Loch Drunkie.jpg
from Duke's Pass
Loch Drunkie is located in Stirling
Loch Drunkie
Loch Drunkie
Location in Stirling
Location Stirling
Coordinates 56°12′32″N 4°21′05″W / 56.209°N 4.3514°W / 56.209; -4.3514
Type freshwater loch
River sources Drunkie Burn
Max. length 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width 0.40 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area 55.8 ha (138 acres)
Average depth 38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Max. depth 97 ft (30 m)
Shore length1 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Surface elevation 126.7 m (416 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Drunkie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Drongaidh) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland.

Geography

This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills, is difficult to access and rarely visited.

Fishing

The lake is well-known since the 19th century for a good stock of pike and brown trout. The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.

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