Loch Chon

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Chon, a lonely loch in Aberfoyle parish, SW Perthshire, 7 miles WNW of Aberfoyle hamlet, 7 ESE of Inversnaid, and 1½ mile S of the upper waters of Loch Katrine. Lying 290 feet above sea-sevel, it has an utmost length from NNW to SSE of 1¾ mile, whilst its width varies between 1¾ and 3 furlongs. The Avondhu, or northern head-stream of the Forth, flows through it to Loch Ard; mid-way along its eastern shore are three little islets, on which there was formerly a heronry; and around it rise Caisteal Corrach (1075 feet) and Stron Lochie (1643), backed by Ben Venue (2393), and Beinn Uaimhe (1962), Beinn Dubh (1675), and Mulan an't Sagairt (1398), backed by Ben Lomond (3192). Its shores are clothed with natural copsewood; and its waters abound with trout, averaging ¾ lb. The western shore is closely skirted by the Loch Katrine Aqueduct of the Glasgow waterworks; and during its construction a temporary village, Sebastopol, arose near the head of the loch.—Ord. Sur., sh. 38,1871.

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