List of Lochs in Scotland - Historic Lochs

Historic Lochs

  • In Edinburgh -
    • Gogarloch - drained
    • Nor Loch — now filled in
    • The Meadows - former Burghloch
  • In Ayrshire -
    • Fail Loch - drained in the late 1840s.
    • Loch Brand - a loch of only around 2ha, drained in 1780 and found to contain a crannog.
    • Loch Brown - a loch of 60 acres near Mauchline, mostly drained in the 19th century.
    • Knockewart Loch - also known as Jargon Loch, now drained.
    • Lambroughton Loch - a small loch near Kilmaurs, drained in the 16th century.
    • Halket Loch - also known as Hawkhead, near Lugton, covered about 10 acres (40,000 m2) and was drained in the 1840s.
    • Helenton Loch - now drained.
    • Lochlea, South Ayrshire - a loch of around 19 acres near Tarbolton, which famously contained a Crannog. It was drained by the mid-19th century.
    • Lochspouts - a small loch near Maybole, Ayrshire, with a crannog. Converted into a reservoir and drained in 2003.
    • Newfarm Loch - a large curling pond, drained in the 20th century.
    • Trindlemoss Loch - a drained loch also known as Scott's Loch.

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