Lochs of 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.