Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Monk Myre

Monk Myre, a lake (4 x 1 furl.) in Bendochy parish, Perthshire, 23/8 miles SE of Blairgowrie. Originally a shallow reedy pool, covering a bed of rich marl, it was deepened into a lake by extensive digging for removal of the marl.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a lake"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Bendochy Parish       Perthshire County

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