The loch is overlooked by the twin peaks of Cùl Mòr at 849m to the south-west.

[8] It is a reference site for the stratigraphy of the late glacial in north-west Scotland and used to compare paleoecological research with sites elsewhere in the United Kingdom and Western Europe.

[8] The sediments preserved on the loch bed are important for reconstructing the late glacial period between 13000 and 10000 BP.

[8] The evidence provided by the sediment shows a rapid and marked climatic change during that period.

[8] Due to richness of the evidence, the loch has been intensively studied over the years.