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Fail Loch – drained in the late 1840s. Loch Brand – a loch of only around 2 ha (4.9 acres), drained in 1780 and found to contain a crannog. Loch Brown – a loch of 60 acres (24 ha) near Mauchline, mostly drained in the 19th century. Knockewart Loch – also known as Jargon Loch, now drained.
Loch Ness is an elongated freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands southwest of Inverness, extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) and flowing from southwest to northeast. At 56 km 2 (22 sq mi), it is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth it is the largest by volume in the ...
Loch Lomond ( / ˈlɒx ˈloʊmənd /; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Laomainn) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. [1] Traditionally forming part of the boundary between the counties of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, Loch ...
Loch Etchachan is a remote freshwater loch set deep within the central Cairngorms plateau, in the Cairngorms National Park, located in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. It is the highest waterbody of its size in the UK, the surface being 927 metres (3,041 ft) above sea level. However, the highest named bodies of water in the UK are Loch Coire ...
Loch Morar ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mòrair) is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. [2] It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km 2 (10.3 sq mi), and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m (1,017 ft). The loch was created by glacial action ...
t. e. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Tròisichean) is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. It was the first of the two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament in ...
St Mary's Loch near Selkirk from the west bank Loch of the Lowes from the Bridge to Tibbie Shiels. St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south side of the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Edinburgh.
Cold War Scotland will run until 26 January in the National Museum of Scotland at Edinburgh. Admission will be free and include a programme of events such as tours and talks by curators and museum ...