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Loch Langavat ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Langabhat)) is the name of several freshwater lochs in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name is a Gaelic rendition of Old Norse ''lang'' "long" and ''vatn'', meaning "lake".〔Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1894) (''Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning'' ) Archive.org. Retrieved 28 December 2009. Originally published by William Blackwood and Sons of Edinburgh.〕 Most of these lochs are on the island of Lewis and Harris #Loch Langavat () is a loch in the Ness district of Lewis. It lies midway between the Butt of Lewis and Tolsta Head, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Stornoway.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Loch Langavat )〕 #Loch Langabhat () is the biggest freshwater loch on Lewis. It is over 7 miles long and at the head of the Grimersta system, with spectacular scenery and frequent sightings of golden eagles and red deer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Scaliscro Estate )〕 The loch is fished for salmon and brown trout.〔 The loch lies at above sea level, its total area is and its maximum depth .〔Murray and Pullar (1908) ("Lochs of Lewis" ) Page 213, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.〕 #Loch Langabhat () is a small loch north of Carlabhagh, Lewis. #Loch Langabhat () is a small loch northwest of Gress, Lewis. #Loch Langabhat () is a loch about 700 m long west of Amhuinnsuidhe, Harris. #Loch Langabhat () in central Harris is in a steep-sided valley and more than long. There is another Loch Langabhat on Benbecula at , which is over long. According to Sinclair (1890), John Macaulay, known as Iain Ruadh MacDhughaill, "was celebrated as a hunter. He was drowned in Loch Langabhat whilst swimming to an Island in the middle of that lake, an t-Eilaln Dubh. A large stone marks the spot on which his body was laid after it was taken out of the water. His bereaved mother used to visit this spot on almost every Wednesday of the year. He was born about the year 1600."〔Sinclair, Alexander Maclean (1890) ("LE A MHATHAIR" ) Archive.org. Retrieved 20 December 2009.〕 It is not clear which of the Loch Langavat's this incident refers to. == References == * Murray, Sir John and Pullar, Laurence (1908) ''Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909''. London; Royal Geographical Society. * Sinclair, Alexander Maclean (1890) ''The Gaelic bards : from 1411 to 1517'' (1715 ) Edinburgh; J. Thin 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loch Langavat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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