Also loggers used the connecting river to float logs down to the wood-treating factories downstream.

[clarification needed] One of the former farm sites is now being used as the location for the Loch an Eilein Gallery.

[4] The causeway became submerged when the water level in the loch was raised by estate work and the building of a dam in the 18th century.

Located in Cairngorms National Park, the loch and the forest around it are popular with birdwatchers, walkers, mountain bikers and day-trippers.

[4] It is notable for its accessibility due to the flat and even nature of the five kilometre trail which loops around the loch.