Antermony Loch

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Antermony Loch
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Antermony Loch from its western shore
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Antermony Loch
Location Scottish Lowlands
Coordinates 55°57′54″N4°08′06″W / 55.96500°N 4.13500°W / 55.96500; -4.13500
Basin  countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Max. length660 m (2,170 ft)
Max. width420 m (1,380 ft)
Surface elevation50 m (160 ft)

Antermony Loch is a lochan (small loch) in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the edge of the village of Auchenreoch.

Its name may be a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic elements uachdar ("summit, top") + monadh ("moorland"), i.e. "Loch of the Moorland Summit". [1] The area was previously referred to as "Achterminnie" as late as the 1900s. [2]

The lochan is mostly surrounded by pasture. Caurnie Angling Club (est. 1925) sits on its northern shore, with a jetty for small fishing boats. [3] The club has held the lease for the lochan since 1943, subject for renewal in 2043. [4]

Antermony Loch is home to several native species of waterfowl, and has a large stock of brown trout. [3]

Accounts from the 18th century record a possible Medieval motte known as "King's Hill" on the lochan's southwest shore. However, recent quarrying has destroyed any archaeological evidence. [2]

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References

  1. midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. 1 2 "Kings Hill, Antermony Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. 1 2 "Caurnie Angling Club". Caurnie Angling Club. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. "Club History". Caurnie Angling Club. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2024-05-22.