List of lochs of Scotland

This list of lochs in Scotland includes the majority of bodies of standing freshwater named as lochs but only a small selection of the generally smaller, and very numerous, lochans. This list does not currently include the reservoirs of Scotland except where these are modifications of pre-existing lochs and retain the name "loch" or "lochan".

It has been estimated that there are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs (including lochans) in Scotland, and more than 7,500 in the Western Isles alone.^[1] Whilst lochs are widespread throughout the country, they are most numerous within the Scottish Highlands and in particular in the former counties of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty. The majority of the larger lochs are linear in form; their distribution through the West Highlands reflects their origin in the glacial overdeepening of the straths and glens they now occupy.

Loch is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or fjord (cognate with the Irish Gaelic loch, which is anglicised as lough and with the older Welsh word for a lake, llwch) that has been borrowed by Scots and Scottish English to apply to such bodies of water, especially those in Scotland. Whilst "loch" or "lochan" is by far the most widespread name for bodies of standing water in Scotland, a number of other terms exist. The Lake of Menteith is the only natural body of freshwater called a "lake" in Scotland, (although it is also known as Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig in Gaelic) and there are one or two other man-made "lakes", the Lake of the Hirsel being an example. Numerous lochs are called "water", particularly in the Northern Isles, e.g. Roer Water in Shetland and Heldale Water in Orkney. These are not to be confused with similarly named rivers, particularly in the south of Scotland, e.g. Yarrow Water and Blackadder Water.

Largest and deepest lochs[]

Loch Arkaig

Loch Awe

Lochindorb

Loch Katrine

Loch Finlaggan, Islay

Loch Leven, Kinross

Loch Leven Castle island

Loch Lomond

A map of the 1800s showing the islands of Loch Lomond.

Inchfad in Loch Lomond

Loch Maree

Lake of Menteith

Loch Morar

Loch Tay

This table includes the twelve largest lochs by volume, area and length as listed by Murray and Pullar (1910).^[2]^[3] The volume of water in Loch Ness is nearly double that in all the lakes of England and Wales combined.^[1] Murray and Pullar also note that the mean depth of Loch Ness is 57.4% of the maximum depth – higher than in any other large deep loch, with Loch Avich coming closest at 52.4%.^[4] Lochs Maree, Shiel and Ness are recorded as being the narrowest of the large lochs in relation to their length.^[5]

Loch	Volume (km³)	Volume (mi³)	Area (km²)	Area (mi²)	Length (km)	Length (mi)	Max. depth (m)	Max. depth (ft)	Mean depth (m)	Mean depth (ft)^[6]
Loch Ness	7.45	1.79	56	22	36.2	22.5	227	745	132	433^[4]
Loch Lomond	2.6	0.62	71	27	36	22	190	620	37	121^[7]
Loch Morar	2.3	0.55	26.7	10.3	18.8	11.7	310	1,020	87	285^[8]
Loch Tay	1.6	0.38	26.4	10.2	23	14	150	490	60.6	199^[9]
Loch Awe	1.2	0.29	39	15	41	25	94	308	32	105^[10]
Loch Maree	1.09	0.26	28.6	11.0	20	12	114	374	38	125^[5]
Loch Ericht	1.08	0.26	18.6	7.2	23	14	156	512	57.6	189^[9]
Loch Lochy	1.07	0.26	16	6.2	16	9.9	162	531	70	230^[11]
Loch Rannoch	0.97	0.23	19	7.3	15.7	9.8	134	440	51	167^[12]
Loch Shiel	0.79	0.19	19.5	7.5	28	17	128	420	40	130^[13]
Loch Katrine	0.77	0.18	12.4	4.8	12.9	8.0	151	495	43.4	142^[14]
Loch Arkaig	0.75	0.18	16	6.2	19.3	12.0	109	358	46.5	153^[15]
Loch Shin	0.35	0.084	22.5	8.7	27.8	17.3	49	161	15.5	51^[16]

Neither the Loch of Stenness nor the Loch of Harray on Mainland Orkney is large enough to appear in the above table (Loch of Harray is 16th by area) but at higher stages of the tide they are connected to one another and to the marine waters of Hoy Sound. The former is the largest brackish lagoon in the UK^[17] and the latter, whilst predominantly freshwater, does have a transition zone in the vicinity of the Bridge of Brodgar where the two are connected.^[18] The two lochs together cover an area of 19.3 km² (7.5 sq mi)^[18] but have a volume of only 0.047 km³ (0.011 cu mi) as they are so shallow. Loch of Stenness has a maximum depth of 5.2 metres (17 ft). Although flow between the two lochs and the sea can be observed, the water levels only change slightly with the movements of the tide.^[19]

Mainland[]

In reaching an alphabetically arranged list, the words "loch" and "lochan" have been ignored as have articles and prepositions in both Gaelic (a', an, an t-, na, na h-, nam, nan etc.) and English (of, the etc.). Those that have been converted to reservoirs for water supply or in association with hydroelectric projects and whose levels have been artificially raised by the construction of dams or barrages are annotated as reservoir.

A[]

Loch A'an (also known as Loch Avon, Cairngorms)
Loch of Aboyne (Aberdeenshire)
Loch Achaidh na h-Inich (near Plockton, Lochalsh)
Loch Achall (east of Ullapool)
Loch Achanalt (Wester Ross)
Loch Achilty (near Contin)
Loch Achnacloich (north of Alness, Easter Ross)
Loch Achnamoine (west of Kinbrace, Sutherland)
(Strathconon) (reservoir)
Loch Achray (Stirling)
(southeast of Strathy, Sutherland)
Loch Achtriochtan (Glen Coe)
(Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
Loch Affric (Glen Affric)
Lochan na h-Achlaise (Rannoch Moor)
(Glen Oykel, Sutherland)
(near Dornie)
(near Poolewe, Wester Ross)
(west of Kyle of Durness, Sutherland)
(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Oldshoremore, Sutherland)
(Scottish Borders)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Ayrshire)
Alemoor Loch (Scottish Borders) (reservoir)
(also known as Loch Yucal, northwest of Kylesku, Sutherland)
(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(Sutherland)
(Speyside)
(Easter Ross)
Loch Anna (near Dornie)
(East Dunbartonshire)
(South Ayrshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch Ard (Stirling)
(Moidart)
Loch Ardinning (Stirling)
(near Kinbrace, Sutherland)
Loch Arienas (Morvern)
Loch Arkaig (Lochaber)
(Stirlingshire) (reservoir)
(Kintyre)
Loch Arthur (Dumfries and Galloway)
(south of Kinbrace, Sutherland)
Asgog Loch (Argyll and Bute)
(aka Stevenston Loch) (Ayrshire)
(northeast of Loch Ness)
(Balmacaan Forest, west of Loch Ness)
(north of Ben Hee, Sutherland)
Loch Assynt (Sutherland)
Aucha Lochy (Kintyre)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Auchintaple Loch (Glen Isla)
Loch Avich (Argyll and Bute)
Loch Avon (also known as Loch A'an) (Cairngorms)
Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute
Loch Awe (Inchnadamph, Sutherland)

B[]

Loch Bà (Isle of Mull)
Loch Bà (Rannoch Moor)
(east of Aultbea, Wester Ross)
(northeast of Ullapool)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
(near Port Henderson, Wester Ross)
(Easter Ross)
(west of Poolewe, Wester Ross)
(near Badachro, Wester Ross)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
(east of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Wester Ross)
(south of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Laxford Bridge, Sutherland)
Loch Bad an Sgalaig (southeast of Gairloch, Wester Ross) (reservoir)
(Assynt, Sutherland)
(northwest of Brora, Sutherland)
(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(west of Kinbrace, Sutherland) (contiguous with )
(Argyll and Bute)
(Moidart)
(Angus)
(Ayrshire)
(North Lanarkshire)
(East Dunbartonshire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Barhapple Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Argyll and Bute)
, (Ayrshire)
, (Renfrewshire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Easter Ross)
(south of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
(Wyvis Forest)
(Argyll and Bute)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
(south of Loch Eriboll, Sutherland)
Loch Beanie (Glenshee)
(north of Lairg, Sutherland) (one of three in same area)
(north of Strath Brora, Sutherland) (one of three in same area)
(north of Strath Brora, Sutherland) (one of three in same area)
Loch Beannach, Assynt (west of Loch Assynt, Sutherland)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
(Glen Strathfarrar, Inverness-shire)
or Loch Beannachan, situated close to Inverchoran
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Loch Benevian) (Inverness-shire) (reservoir)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(north of Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire)
(south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
(Assynt, Sutherland)
(northeast of Ullapool)
(Rubha Mor, Wester Ross)
(south of Nairn)
Belston Loch (Ayrshire)
(southwest of Altnaharra, Sutherland)
Loch Benachally (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(East Renfrewshire) (reservoir)
(Lochaber)
(Perth and Kinross)
Loch Bhac (Perth and Kinross)
(north of Strathconon)
(Scourie, Sutherland)
(south of Greenstone Point, Wester Ross)
(southeast of Aultbea, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch a' Bhainne (northwest of Invergarry, Great Glen)
(Glencannich, Inverness-shire)
(Lochalsh)
(Sutherland)
(Shieldaig Forest, Wester Ross)
(beneath Ben Alder)
(Badenoch)
(Glen Oykel, Sutherland)
(south of Drumbeg, Sutherland)
Loch a' Bhraoin (Wester Ross)
(Knoydart)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
()
(Argyll and Bute)
Birnie Loch (nature reserve, Fife)
Bishop Loch (near Coatbridge)
(northeast of Dyce, Aberdeenshire)
West Lothian (1)
(grid reference NX319756) (2)
(East Renfrewshire)
Black Loch (Falkirk)
Black Loch, New Cumnock
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Black Loch, Perth and Kinross (Grid Reference NO175427)
Black Loch, North Ayrshire
(near Connel, Argyll)
Blackmill Loch (Argyll and Bute)
(north of Loch Arkaig, Lochaber)
(southwest of Forres)
(southeast of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(Nairn)
(Ayrshire)
Loch nam Bonnach (near Muir of Ord)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(Ledmore, Sutherland)
(west of Durness, Sutherland)
Loch Bowie (Dumbarton)
(northeast of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Ayrshire) (reservoir)
(near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire)
(Applecross)
(north of Carrbridge)
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale (south of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(Glen Clova)
(south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
(northwest of Dunbeath, Caithness)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(near Borgie, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(west of Loch Ness)
(Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
Loch Brecbowie (Ayrshire)
Loch Broom (Perth and Kinross)
(west of Brora, Sutherland) (three connected waterbodies)
(East Renfrewshire)
Loch Bruicheach (Boblainy Forest, Inverness-shire)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
Bruntwood Loch East Ayrshire
Loch Buidhe (Rannoch Moor)
Loch Buidhe (north east of Bonar Bridge)
(east of Tongue)
(north of Altnaharra)
(south of Broadford, Skye)
(Glen Muick)
(southeast of Bettyhill, Sutherland)
(southeast of Bettyhill, Sutherland)
(Cairngorms)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(Strathnairn)
(Dunnet, Caithness)
Loch of Butterstone (Perth and Kinross)

C[]

(southwest of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(west of Durness, Sutherland)
(Wester Ross)
(Dumbarton)
Loch Calder (Caithness)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
Loch Callater (Braemar)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
Cam Loch (Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
(Inchnadamph, Sutherland)
(Strathconon Forest)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(one of two west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(one of two west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(north of Dalwhinnie)
(Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
Carbeth Loch (Stirling)
Carcluie Loch (Dalrymple)
Carlingwark Loch (Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway)
(Glen Esk)
(east of Strathglass)
(Benmore Forest, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Glen Cannich, Inverness-shire)
Carse Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (reservoir)
(Fife)
Castle Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
Castle Semple Loch (Renfrewshire)
(Scottish Borders)
(southeast of Loch Ness, Inverness-shire)
(Applecross)
(Easter Ross)
(west of Loch Broom)
(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Easter Ross)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Lochaber)
(Strathnairn)
(north of Loch Monar)
(Abernethy Forest)
(south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
(Rubha Mor, Wester Ross)
(beneath Ben Vrackie)
(east Sutherland)
(Stratherrick, Inverness-shire)
(Applecross)
(near Lochcarron)
(east of Seana Bhraigh, Sutherland)
(east of Ben Wyvis, Easter Ross)
(Arisaig)
(Sutherland)
Loch Chon (Stirlingshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Strath Kanaird, Wester Ross)
(Achnasheen, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
(Easter Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
()
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
(Rubha Mor, Wester Ross)
(Coulin Forest, Wester Ross)
(near Port Henderson, Wester Ross)
(east of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
(north of Strath Oykell, Sutherland)
(west of Kinbrace, Sutherland) (contiguous with )
(Nairn)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Rhidorroch Forest, Ross-shire/Sutherland)
Clatteringshaws Loch (Galloway) (reservoir)
(Scottish Borders)
(northeast of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Cluanie (reservoir)
Loch of Clunie (Perth and Kinross)
(south of Glen Carron)
(Clydebank)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Sutherland)
(Applecross)
(Applecross)
Loch Coire an Lochain (beneath Braeriach in Cairngorms)
(Wester Ross)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(east of Loch Naver, Sutherland)
(beneath Beinn Eighe, Wester Ross)
(northeast of Ben Hee, Sutherland)
(south of Maol Chean-dearg)
(near Kinlochhourn)
Coldingham Loch (Scottish Borders)
Loch Con (north of Loch Errochty)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Kyle, South Ayrshire)
(northeast of Dyce, Aberdeen)
, (Ayrshire)
Cotehill Loch (Aberdeenshire)
(Coulin Forest, Wester Ross)
(south of Tongue, Sutherland)
(Kishorn)
(southeast of Forres)
(southeast of Lairg, Sutherland)
(southeast of Lairg, Sutherland)
(east of Lairg, Sutherland)
(Glen Oykel, Sutherland)
(southeast of Tongue, Sutherland)
(near Milngavie)
(Ayrshire)
(Perth and Kinross)
Loch of Craiglush (Perth and Kinross)
(Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
(East Ayrshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Applecross)
Loch na Creige Duibhe (Lochaber)
(Sutherland)
Creoch Loch (Ayrshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
(south of Loch Eriboll, Sutherland)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(south of Scourie, Sutherland)
Loch Cròcach (north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Durness, Sutherland)
(Sutherland/Easter Ross)
(Ayrshire)
(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Glen Shirra, upper Speyside)
(Wester Ross)
(east of Dalwhinnie)
(Inchnadamph Forest, Sutherland)
(south of Point of Stoer, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
Loch Culag (Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Lochrosque Forest, Wester Ross)
(west of Poolewe, Wester Ross)

D[]

Daill Loch (Argyll and Bute)
(east of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(Perth and Kinross) (reservoir) (grid reference NN482464)
(Wester Ross) (grid reference NH277944)
Loch an Daimh, Strathclyde (grid reference NM860109)
Loch an Daimh, Western Isles (grid reference NB275275)
Loch an Daimh, Western Isles (grid reference NB399185)
Loch an Daimh, Western Isles (grid reference NF889677)
Loch an Daimh Ghlais, Highland (grid reference NH315521)
Loch an Daimh Mor, Highland (grid reference NC158431)
(northeast of Aviemore)
(southeast of Forres)
(south of Torridon)
Loch Davan (northeast of Ballater, Aberdeenshire)
(Galloway)
(Ayrshire)
Loch Derculich (Perth and Kinross)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(southwest of Tongue, Sutherland)
(west of Torridon)
Loch Dionard (Strath Dionard, Sutherland)
Loch Dochard (west of Bridge of Orchy)
Loch Dochart (Perth and Kinross)
(northeast end of Loch Ness)
(Sunart)
Loch Doine (west of Balquidder, Stirlingshire)
(Lochaber)
(south of Greenstone Point, Wester Ross)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
Loch Doire nam Mart (Morvern)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(southeast of Plockton, Lochalsh)
(east of Lairg, Sutherland)
Loch Doon (Carrick, Scotland) (reservoir)
Loch Dornal (Ayrshire / Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(East Dunbartonshire)
(Perth and Kinross)
(east of Rubha Reidh, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Wester Ross) (reservoir)
Loch Druidibeag (South Uist)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(east of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Assynt, Sutherland)
Loch of Drumellie (also known as Marlee Loch) (Perth and Kinross)
(Glenshee) (reservoir)
(Ayrshire)
Loch Drunkie (Stirlingshire) (reservoir)
(Applecross)
Loch Dubh, Loch Ard Forest (east of Ben Lomond)
(northwest of Dunbeath, Caithness)
(northeast of Ullapool) (continuous with Loch Ob an Lochain and Loch Dubh Beag)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
Dubh Loch (Aberdeenshire)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
(northeast of Ullapool) (continuous with Loch Dubh and Loch Ob an Lochain)
(Benmore Forest, Sutherland) (larger than its neighbour Dubh Loch Mór)
(Sutherland)
(east of Ben Hope, Sutherland)
? (Knoydart)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Benmore Forest, Sutherland) (smaller than its neighbour Dubh Loch Beag)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
Duddingston Loch (Edinburgh)
Loch Dùghaill (south of Shieldaig)
(Atholl)
(near Milngavie)
Dunalastair Water (Perthshire) (reservoir)
(Edinburgh)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (reservoir)
Dunsapie Loch (Edinburgh)
(east of Brechin)
Loch Duntelchaig (Inverness-shire)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(Perth and Kinross)

E[]

(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Lochalsh)
(Achfary, Sutherland)
Lochan na h-Earba (Badenoch) (actually two adjoining lochs connected by a river) (eastern one is a reservoir)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (reservoir)
Loch Earn (Perth and Kinross/Stirlingshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
(between Foinaven and Arkle, Sutherland)
Loch Eck (Argyll and Bute)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Strathnasheallag Forest, Wester Ross)
Loch Eigheach (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
(Rhidorroch Forest, Sutherland)
(south of Loch Loyal, Sutherland)
(Mamores)
(Mamores)
(northeast of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
Loch an Eilein (Rothiemurchus Forest, Highland)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
Loch Eilt (Lochaber)
(Cairngorms)
(north of Maol Chean-dearg)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
(east of Mallaig)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Falkirk)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Enoch (Galloway)
(Sutherland)
Loch Errochty (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
Loch Ericht (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Glen Clova)
Loch Essan (Perth and Kinross)
(Scottish Borders)
Loch Etchachan (Cairngorms)
Loch Ettrick (Dumfriesshire)
(east of Rubha Reidh, Wester Ross)
Loch nan Eun (Gleann Taitneach, Perth and Kinross, west of The Cairnwell)
(Inverinate Forest)
(southeast of Loch Ness)
(Applecross)
(west of Muir of Ord)
Loch Eye (Easter Ross)

F[]

(Wester Ross)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross) (one of largest 'lochans')
(south of Canisp, Sutherland)
(west of Glen Cassley, Sutherland)
Fairy Lochs (south east of Badachro, Wester Ross)
Loch Fannich (Wester Ross) (reservoir)
(North Lanarkshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
(northwest of Golspie, Sutherland)
(Strathnairn, near Inverness)
Loch Faskally (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
(Assynt, Sutherland)
(east of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Fender (Perth and Kinross)
Loch Fergus (Ayrshire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
(northeast of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Strathconon Forest)
(Argyll and Bute)
Fingask Loch (Perth and Kinross)
(Ayrshire) (reservoir)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
Loch Fithie (Angus)
(Fife)
Loch Fleet (Dumfries and Galloway)
(Nairn)
(Inchnadamph Forest, Sutherland)
Loch of Forfar (Angus)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch Freuchie (Perth and Kinross)
(west of Beinn Alligin)
(east Sutherland)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Sutherland)
(southwest of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Dumbarton)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Fyvie Castle Grounds, Fyvie, Aberdeenshire)

G[]

Loch Gamhna

(Sutherland)
(Ardgour)
(Argyll and Bute)
(nature reserve, Fife)
(Argyll and Bute)
Gadloch (Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire)
(Applecross) (one of two in Applecross)
(south of Ben Kilbreck, Sutherland)
(Applecross) (one of two in Applecross)
(Shieldaig Forest, Wester Ross)
(northwest of Beinn Alligin)
(Strathnasheallag Forest, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
(west of Kinbrace, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(north of Strath Brora, Sutherland)
(north of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(north of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
(east of Suilven, Sutherland)
(west of Kyle of Durness, Sutherland)
(south of Kylesku, Sutherland)
Gair Loch (Wester Ross)
(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(Rothiemurchus Forest)
(south of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Flowerdale Forest, Wester Ross)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
Gare Loch (Argyll and Bute)
Loch Garry (Inverness-shire) (reservoir)
Loch Garry (Atholl)
Loch Garten (Strathspey)
(Easter Ross)
Loch Gate (East Ayrshire)
(Wester Ross)
Loch Gelly (Fife)
(north of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
(south of Cape Wrath, Sutherland)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(south of Mallaig)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(east of Poolewe, Wester Ross)
(south of Drumbeg, Sutherland)
(Assynt, Sutherland)
(beneath Ben Hope, Sutherland)
Loch a' Ghobhainn (Shieldaig Forest, Wester Ross)
(east of Ben Hee, Sutherland)
(off Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Lochaber)
(near Plockton, Lochalsh)
(Sutherland)
(Wester Ross) (reservoir)
(Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
(southwest of Altnaharra, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Easter Ross) (reservoir)
(Perth and Kinross)
Gleann Loch (Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
(southeast of Drumbeg, Sutherland)
(south of Suilven, Sutherland)
(Ayrshire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Fife)
Loch a' Ghobhainn (Shieldaig Forest, Wester Ross)
(northeast of Bonar Bridge)
(Ayrshire)
(Ayrshire)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(Ross and Cromarty)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Strathconon Forest)
(Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
(northwest of Loch Assynt, Sutherland)
(southeast of Loch Glencoul, Sutherland)
(south of Achnasheen)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Sutherland)
(near Kingussie, Speyside)

H[]

(south of Tongue, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(south of Tongue, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Scottish Borders)
(Caithness)
(Scottish Borders)
(Thrumster, Caithness)
(Duns Castle, Scottish Borders)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Hogganfield Loch (near Glasgow)
(Sutherland)
(west of Brora, Sutherland)
(Scottish Borders)
Loch Howie (Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Humphrey (Dumbarton) (reservoir)

I[]

(Attadale Forest, Wester Ross)
(northwest of Poolewe, Wester Ross)
(north of Carrbridge)
(Sutherland)
(Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(west of Loch Assynt, Sutherland)
Loch Insh (Speyside)
(west of Kyle of Durness, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
Loch Iubhair (Perth and Kinross)

J[]

(Dumfries and Galloway)

K[]

Loch Katrine (Stirlingshire) reservoir
(south of Cape Wrath, Sutherland)
(southeast of Loch Ness)
Loch Ken (Dumfries and Galloway) (reservoir)
Loch Kennard (Perth and Kinross)
(east of Poolewe, Wester Ross)
Kerse Loch (Ayrshire)
Kilbirnie Loch (North Ayrshire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Argyll and Bute)
Kilconquhar Loch Fife
(Caithness)
Loch Killin (southeast of Loch Ness, Inverness-shire)
(Kintyre)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Fife)
(Scottish Borders)
Loch Kinord (Aberdeenshire)
Loch of Kinnordy (Angus)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(south of Nairn)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Kirriereoch Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
(Renfrewshire)
(southeast of Loch Ness)
Knockruan Loch (Kintyre)

L[]

(northeast of Bonar Bridge)
(Badenoch) (reservoir in two parts)
(Stirlingshire)
(northwest of Loch Ness)
Loch Laidon (Rannoch Moor)
Lanark Loch (Lanark, South Lanarkshire)
(Perth and Kinross)
(southeast of Loch Ness)
(near Dornoch)
(south of Achnashellach)
(near Dornoch)
(east of Loch Treig)
(Oldshoremore, Sutherland)
(north of Bonar Bridge)
Loch Laxford (Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Glendhu Forest, Sutherland)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
Loch Lee (Glen Esk)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
Loch Leitir Easaidh (west of Loch Assynt, Sutherland)
(east of Plockton, Lochalsh)
(Lochalsh)
(Argyll and Bute)
(southeast of Drumbeg, Sutherland)
Loch Leven (site of Loch Leven Castle)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(west of Poolewe, Wester Ross)
(north of Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire)
Loch Libo (near Barrhead)
(North Lanarkshire)
(northeast of Dyce, Aberdeenshire)
(Dumbarton)
Lindores Loch (Fife)
(Dalrymple)
(Ayrshire)
Linlithgow Loch (Linlithgow, West Lothian)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch of Lintrathen (Angus)
(Perth and Kinross)
Loch Loch (Atholl)
Lochaber Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
Lochend Loch (South Ayrshire)
Lochend Loch (Coatbridge)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Lochindorb (south of Nairn)
Lochinvar (Dumfries and Galloway) (reservoir)
Lochmill Loch (Fife)
Lochnagar (Grampian)
Lochrutton Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Lochy (Lochaber, Highland)
(north of Kishorn)
(south of Drumbeg, Sutherland)
(Aberdeen)
(Duncansby Head, Caithness)
Loch Lomond (West Dunbartonshire/Argyll and Bute/)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(Renfrewshire)
Long Loch (Angus)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch o' th' Lowes, New Cumnock, (East Ayrshire)
Loch of the Lowes (near Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross)
Loch of the Lowes (adjacent to St Mary's Loch)
Lowes Loch, Ayrshire
Loch Loyal (Sutherland)
Loch Loyne (Inverness-shire) (reservoir)
(north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
Loch Lubnaig (Callander, Stirling)
(Sutherland)
(Wester Ross) (reservoir)
(Dundee)
(Applecross)
(near Plockton, Lochalsh)
Loch Lundie (north of Invergarry, Great Glen)
(Lochaber)
(west of Golspie, Sutherland)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
(Kintyre) (reservoir)
Loch Lyon (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)

M[]

(Ayrshire / Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Macaterick (Ayrshire)
(Easter Ross)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Stirlingshire)
(northwest of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Abernethy Forest)
Loch Màma (Lochaber)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Dunnet Head, Caithness)
(or Loch Maoile) (northeast of Ullapool)
(east of Loch Eriboll, Sutherland)
(Perth and Kinross)
Loch Maree (Wester Ross, fourth largest by surface area)
(also known as Loch of Drumellie) (Perth and Kinross)
Martnaham Loch (Ayrshire)
(north of Ben Hope, Sutherland)
(south of Durness, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(southeast of Bettyhill, Sutherland)
(southeast of Bettyhill, Sutherland)
(east Sutherland)
(east of Glen Oykel, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Ben Nevis) (the 'halfway lochan' on ascent)
(Sutherland)
(Strathconon) (reservoir)
Meikle Loch (east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
Lake of Menteith (Stirlingshire)
(Sutherland)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Balmacaan Forest, Inverness-shire) (two nearby lochs sharing same name)
Loch of Mey (Caithness)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(head of Glen Elchaig)
(Ardnamurchan)
(Glen Einich, Cairngorms)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Rannoch)
Loch Mhòr (Inverness-shire) (reservoir)
(north of Loch Monar)
(northwest of Tongue, Sutherland)
(west of Strath Halladale, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Balmacaan Forest, Inverness-shire) (two nearby lochs sharing the same name)
(Glen Strathfarrar, Inverness-shire)
(north of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(west of Torridon)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Migdale (near Bonar Bridge)
(near Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Mire Loch (St. Abb's Head, Scottish Borders)
(Easter Ross)
(east of Scourie, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Mochrum Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)
Mochrum Loch (near Maybole, Ayrshire)
(Letterewe Forest, Wester Ross)
(Lochrosque Forest, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
(Lochrosque Forest, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
(Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)
Loch Monar (reservoir)
Monk Myre (Perth and Kinross)
Loch Monzievaird (Perth and Kinross)
(Fife)
(Strathnasheallag Forest, Wester Ross)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(south of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(north of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
Loch Moraig (Atholl)
Loch Morar, fifth largest by surface area, deepest freshwater body in the British Isles
(Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Easter Ross)
Loch Morlich (Cairngorms)
Morton Lochs, Fife
Loch Moy (southeast of Inverness)
(Reay Forest, Sutherland)
(Ardnamurchan)
(near Milngavie)
Loch Muick (Aberdeenshire)
(Easter Ross)
Loch Mullardoch (reservoir)

N[]

(Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
(Sutherland)
(Eskdale Moor, Inverness-shire)
(east of Torridon)
Loch Neldricken, Galloway
(southeast of Oban)
Loch Ness, the second largest by surface area and largest by volume
(Angus)
(beneath Arkle, Sutherland)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(southeast of Forres)
(southeast of Mallaig)

O[]

(northeast of Ullapool) (continuous with Loch Dubh and Loch Dubh Beag)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Oich (Great Glen) (level artificially raised)
Loch na h-Oidhche (Flowerdale Forest, Wester Ross)
(Caithness)
Loch Ordie (Perth and Kinross)
Loch Ore, (Fife)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
near Dornoch, (artificial)
Loch Ossian

P[]

Pitlyal Loch (Angus)
(Moidart)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(east of Banchory, Aberdeenshire) (marsh)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Badenoch)
(Braemar)
(Argyll and Bute)
(south of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(south of Cape Wrath, Sutherland)
(east of Aviemore)
Plaid Loch near Drongan, East Ayrshire
(Assynt, Sutherland)
(north of Lochinver, Sutherland)
Pond of Drummond (Perth and Kinross)
(Scottish Borders)
(near Glasgow)
(on River Garry)
(northeast of Lochinver, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Ross and Cromarty)

Q[]

Loch Quoich (reservoir)

R[]

(Coigach, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
(northwest of Lybster, Caithness)
Loch Rannoch, (Perth and Kinross)
Rae Loch (Perth and Kinross)
(Dundee)
Rescobie Loch (Angus)
Loch Restil (Argyll and Bute)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(east of Cannich, Inverness-shire))
, (Ayrshire) (reservoir)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(south of Forres)
(Argyll and Bute)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(Perth and Kinross)
Round Loch of Glenhead (Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(beneath Creag Meagaidh)
(northwest of Lybster, Caithness)
(north of Kinbrace, Sutherland)
(south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
Loch Rusky, (Stirlingshire)
Loch Ruthven (southeast of Loch Ness, Inverness-shire)
(Dumfries and Galloway)

S[]

(Dunnet, Caithness)
St Margaret's Loch, artificial loch in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
St. Mary's Loch (Scottish Borders)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(west of Golspie, Sutherland)
(Aberdeenshire)
(northwest of Dunbeath, Caithness)
(north of Kinlochbervie, Sutherland)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(Caithness)
Lochan Saorach (Perthshire)
(Thrumster, Caithness)
(Angus) (reservoir)
(Ayrshire)
(Kyle of Lochalsh)
(south of Oban)
(Caithness)
Loch Scaven, (Wester Ross)
Loch Scoly (Perth and Kinross)
(Caithness)
Loch Scridain (Mull)
(Caithness)
(Glen Cannich, Inverness-shire)
(Wester Ross)
(northwest of Gairloch, Wester Ross)
(north of Ben Hee, Sutherland)
(beneath Ben Hope, Sutherland)
(east of Arkle, Sutherland)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
()
Loch Sgamhain (Glen Carron)
(Corrour)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(southwest of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(Ben Alder)
(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(Glen Isla)
, (Ayrshire)
(Scottish Borders)
(Scottish Borders)
(north of Alness, Easter Ross)
Loch Shield East Ayrshire
Loch Shiel, (Lochaber, Highland)
(Scottish Borders)
Loch Shin, the seventh largest by surface area (reservoir)
(Argyll and Bute) (hardly a lochan, now a reservoir)
Loch Shurrery (Caithness)
(off Loch Eriboll, Sutherland)
(northeast of Carrbridge)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(east of Oban)
Loch Skae (Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Skeen (Dumfries and Galloway)
, (Ayrshire)
Loch of Skene (Aberdeenshire)
(Kintyre)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Loch Skiach (Perth and Kinross)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
(Rubha Mor, Wester Ross)
(Flow Country, Caithness)
Loch Sloy (reservoir)
(near Plockton, Lochalsh)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
, (reservoir) (Ayrshire)
(Sutherland)
Loch Spynie (north of Elgin)
(Glendhu Forest, Sutherland)
(top of Glen Cassley, Sutherland)
(Argyll and Bute) (reservoir)
Lochan Sròn Smeur (Rannoch Moor)
(Sutherland)
(Sutherland)
(?spelling) (south of Cannich, Inverness-shire)
Loch Stack (Sutherland)
(south of Loch Loyal, Sutherland)
Lochan na Stainge (Rannoch Moor)
(south of Loch Eriboll, Sutherland)
(northwest of Lybster, Caithness)
(a.k.a. Ashgrove Loch) (Ayrshire)
(Argyll and Bute)
Stormont Loch (Perth and Kinross)
Loch of Strathbeg (Buchan)
Strathclyde Loch (Motherwell)
(east of Strathnaver, Sutherland)
(west of Strathnaver, Sutherland)

T[]

(Wester Ross)
(Kintyre)
(east of Loch Naver, Sutherland)
(northeast of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
Loch Tarff (southeast of Loch Ness)
Loch Tarsan A loch in Argyll, formed by the flooding parts of Glen Lean and Glen Tarsan for hydroelectricity production
(near Dornoch)
Loch Tay, the sixth largest by surface area
Loch Teàrnait (Morvern)
Loch Thom, early artificial reservoir
(Caithness)
(south of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
(northwest of Lybster, Caithness)
(Sutherland)
(southeast of Rhiconich, Sutherland)
Loch Tilt (Atholl)
(Caithness)
(Sutherland)
(Fannich Forest, Wester Ross)
(beneath An Teallach, Wester Ross)
(north of Beinn Alligin)
(Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
(Caithness)
(Argyll and Bute)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
Dunfermline, Fife
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch Treig (reservoir)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(Argyll and Bute)
Loch Trool (Galloway)
(Sutherland)
(between Foinaven and Arkle, Sutherland)
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
(north of Loch Mullardoch, Ross and Cromarty)
(Sutherland)
(Caithness)
(northeast of Lochinver, Sutherland)
Loch Tulla, (Bridge of Orchy, Argyll and Bute)
(Perth and Kinross)
Loch Tummel (reservoir)
Loch Turret (Perth and Kinross) (reservoir)

U[]

(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(west of Loch Ewe, Wester Ross)
(west of Beinn Alligin)
(west of Ben Klibreck, Sutherland)
(near Fort Augustus)
(Inverpolly, Wester Ross)
(Wester Ross)
()
(Argyll and Bute)
(Sutherland)
(northeast of Loch Shin, Sutherland)
(Aberdeenshire)
(Kylesku, Sutherland)
(Ledmore, Sutherland)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(near Dingwall)

V[]

Loch Vaa (north of Aviemore)
(Strathvaich Forest, Wester Ross) (reservoir)
Loch Valley Galloway
(Coigach, Wester Ross)
Loch Venachar (reservoir)
Loch Veyatie (Sutherland/Wester Ross)
Loch Voil (near Balquidder, Stirlingshire)
(northwest of The Cairnwell)

W[]

(Stirlingshire)
(Ulbster, Caithness)
(Ulbster, Caithness)
(Stirlingshire)
Loch Watten (Caithness) loch famous for its trout
(near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire)
(Caithness)
(Stirlingshire)
(Glen Clova)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (grid reference NX107608)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (grid reference NX864547)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (grid reference NX400440)
(East Renfrewshire) (grid reference NS488522)
(grid reference NS961471)
White Loch (grid reference NO169429)
(Dumfries and Galloway) (grid reference NX358435)
(Perth and Kinross)
(Dumfries and Galloway)
Whitehill Loch East Ayrshire
(near Paisley) (reservoir)
(Scottish Borders)
(Scottish Borders)
Woodend Loch (Coatbridge)
(Dumfries and Galloway)

X[]

No entries

Y[]

(Ulbster, Caithness)
Yetholm Loch (Scottish Borders)

Z[]

No entries

Lochs on islands[]

There are a very large number of lochs on the islands of Scotland, with the greatest density occurring in the Outer Hebrides. North and South Uist and Lewis in particular have landscapes with a high percentage of freshwater and a maze and complexity of loch shapes. Harris has fewer large bodies of water but innumerable small lochans.

Larger[]

Those listed in this section are confined to the larger or otherwise notable lochs.

Loch Orasaigh in Lewis is only about 125 hectares (310 acres) in extent but the island of Rainish Eilean Mòr is probably the largest island in Scotland relative to the size of the body of water it sits in, as it takes up about 20% of the loch's surface area.

The meanings of the names are generally derived from Gaelic, Old Norse or Scots.

Loch	Meaning of name	Island	OS Grid ref.	Area (ha)	Area (acre)	Depth (m)	Depth (ft)	Notes^[20]
Loch a' Phuill	Gaelic: Loch of the bog or pool^[21]	Tiree	NL955415					Located in the south west near Balephuil.
Loch Ascog	Norse: Loch of ash bay^[21]	Bute	NS094626	44.7	110			Located south of Rothesay.^[22]
Loch Bà		Mull	NM569376	324	800	44	144^[23]
Loch Barabhat		Great Bernera	NB156353
Loch Bì		South Uist	NF766438			10	33	South Uist's largest loch is in the north of the island and at 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long it all but cuts the island in two.
Loch of Boardhouse		Mainland Orkney	HY268264	244	600	5	16^[24]	In Birsay parish
Loch Carabhat		Grimsay	NF857566
Loch Carabhat		North Uist	NF846613	151	370	22.5	74	North Uist's third largest loch^[25]
Loch of Cliff		Unst	HP600117	104	260	6.5	21	5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long and the most northerly loch in Britain.^[26]
Loch Coruisk	Gaelic: Loch of the corrie of water	Skye	NG482206			38.4	126^[27]^[28]	Located in the heart of the Black Cuillin mountains on Skye.
Loch Druidibeag		South Uist	NF791374	500	1,200^[29]			Part of the Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve on the west coast of South Uist.
Loch Fad	Gaelic: Long loch	Bute	NS074616	71	180	11.5	38^[30]	Stocked with Brown and Rainbow Trout the loch is an SSSI.^[31]
Loch Fada		Colonsay	NR385955					Colonsay's largest loch
Loch Fada Gobha		Lewis	NB245232	125	310	14	46	This loch, which lies between Lochs Treabhal and Langavat, is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long.^[32]
Loch Finlaggan	Loch of the white hollow^[33]	Islay	NR387679					Eilean Mor was an administration centre of the Lordship of the Isles during the 13th—15th centuries. The English name is derived from Gaelic, but the Gaelic name itself is Port an Eilein and means "island port".^[33]
Loch Frisa		Mull	NM490480	430	1,100	62.5	205	Mull's largest loch^[34]
Loch of Girlsta		Mainland Shetland	HU433519			20	66
Loch Gorm	Blue loch	Islay	NR229657					Contains Loch Gorm Castle, once a stronghold of Clan Macdonald.
Loch of Harray	Norse: Loch of the mound	Mainland Orkney	HY295151	971	2,400	4	13^[35]	Closely linked to the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage site.
Heldale Water		Hoy	ND259924					One of the largest bodies of freshwater in Orkney not on the Mainland
Loch Langavat	Gaelic/Norse: Long lake^[36]^[37]	Lewis	NB197205	906.5	2,240	30	98^[38]	This loch lies at 33 metres (108 ft) above sea level, is over 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and is at the head of the system.
Loch Langavat	Gaelic/Norse: Long lake	Harris	NG044897
Loch Leathan	Gaelic: Broad Loch	Skye	NG500507					This loch to the east of Portree, which includes Loch Fada, is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long.
Loch Mealt		Skye	NG507656					Located south of Ellishadder, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula
Loch Mòr	Gaelic: Big loch	Boreray	NF850813					A shallow loch that make up about an eighth of the area of the island
Muckle Water	Scots: Big lake	Rousay	HY393901					One of the largest bodies of freshwater in Orkney not on the Mainland
Loch nan Cinneachan	Gaelic: Loch of the "heathen" or "gentiles".^[39]	Coll	NM187562					Contains the crannog Dùn Anlaimh
Loch Olabhat		Benbecula	NF798509					One of Benbecula's larger lochs, it contains numerous islands.
Loch Orasaigh	Gaelic: Tidal island loch?	Lewis	NB388281					Contains Rainish Eilean Mòr (see above).
Loch Righ Mòr	Gaelic: Great loch of the king	Jura	NR540852
Loch Sgadabhagh	Norse: Possibly Loch of tax bay	North Uist	NF847685	453	1,120	15	49^[40]	According to Murray and Pullar (1910) "there is probably no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and complexity of outline."^[40]
Loch an Sgoltaire		Colonsay	NR386972
Loch of Spiggie		Shetland	HU370165	86	210	12.5	41^[41]	Part of an RSPB Nature reserve, the surface is only just over a metre above sea level.
Loch of Stenness	Norse: Loch of the headland of the stone	Mainland Orkney	HY280126	647	1,600	5	16^[42]	The largest brackish lagoon in the UK,^[17] the Stones of Stenness are on the south east shore.
Loch of St Tredwell	Loch of St Tredwell	Papa Westray	HY492508			10	33	Named after St Triduana, the loch's waters were traditionally believed to be medicinal.^[43]
Loch Suaineabhal	Loch of Sweyn's Fell	Lewis	NB069297	226	560^[44]	66.7	219	This glaciated loch basin has a mean depth of 33 metres (108 ft) and is the most voluminous on Lewis.^[45] The loch may be the deepest on any offshore island in the British Isles.
Loch of Swannay		Orkney	HY309283	244	600	5	16	Located in the north west of Mainland Orkney there are numerous stony shoals in the loch.^[24]
Loch of Tankerness	Norse: Possibly Loch of Tannskári's point.^[46]	Mainland Orkney	HY514092	60	150	2	6 ft 7 in	North east of Kirkwall, the loch's mean depth is only 1.4 metres (4.6 ft).^[47]
Loch Tanna		Arran	NR921430					Arran's largest loch is 321 metres above sea level.
Loch of Tingwall	Norse: Loch of the field of the parliament	Mainland Shetland	HU416425	43	110	12	39^[48]	West of Lerwick
Loch Trealabhal		Lewis	NB277236	157	390	10.5	34^[49]	Another shallow Hebridean loch with a complex shape.
Loch of Watlee	Norse:	Unst	HP592054

Smaller[]

Less substantial lochs include the following.

Lismore: Loch Fiart, Kilcheran Loch, Loch Baile a' Ghobhainn
Orkney: see List of lochs in Orkney
Shetland:
- Mainland Shetland: Clickimin Loch
- Whalsay: Loch of Houll, Loch of Huxter, Loch of Isbister, Loch of Livister, Loch of Sandwick, Loch of Stanefield, Loch of Vats-houll, Nuckro Water, , West Loch of Skaw

Loch Leathan, Skye

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 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.
- 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 (7.7 ha) 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.
- South Palmerston Loch (Ochiltree) - reduced to a small vegetated pond
- Trindlemoss Loch - a drained loch also known as Scott's Loch.

References[]

Beveridge, Erskine (1903). Coll and Tiree. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable.
Murray, Sir John and Pullar, Laurence (1910) Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909. London; Challenger Office.

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Botanical survey of Scottish freshwater lochs" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine SNH Information and Advisory Note Number 4. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ The 13 lochs listed include the 12 largest in these categories. Loch Treig and Loch Glass are listed as the 9th and 12th deepest respectively.
^ This was not an exhaustive survey, and several of the larger lochs in the Outer Hebrides were not included. However it is highly unlikely any would appear in this tabulation, were full data to be available. Loch Langavat is listed as the 14th longest and 19th largest by area. For Loch of Harray see main text.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Ness Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Pages 381-85, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Ewe Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 211, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Source for all quantities is the same unless otherwise stated.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Clyde Basin" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 262, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Morar Basin" Page 197, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Tay Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 80, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Etive Basin" Page 270, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Lochy Basin" Page 356, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Tay Basin" Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today Pages 68-69, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Shiel Basin" Pages 241-42, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Forth Basin" Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today Pages 1-2, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Lochy Basin" Page 359, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Naver Basin" Pages 293-94, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Loch of Stennes". JNCC. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lochs of Harray and Stenness Site of Special Scientific Interest" Midas 1083. SNH
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Pages 224-25, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 19 June 2011. Murray and Pullar provide a lower estimate of the combined area.
^ Source for area, depth and notes is the same unless otherwise stated.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames A-E" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 15 December 2009.^{[dead link]}
^ "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register" Archived July 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Mull" Page 175, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Page 227, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Uist" Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Page 197, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Shetland" Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today Page 246, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "Central Skye" (pdf) skye.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ Douglas, W. (1898) recorded a depth of 96 feet or 29 metres. See "The Climbers' camp at Coruisk" Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 5 No. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ The Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve extends to 1677 ha, of which the loch makes up about 30%. See "Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve: ‘Where Opposites Meet’ " Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine SNH. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Bute" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 84, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "Loch Fad" Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Isle of Bute.com. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today Page 209, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames F-J" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Mull" Page 174, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 225, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
^ Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1894) Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning Archive.org. Retrieved 28 December 2009. Originally published by William Blackwood and Sons of Edinburgh.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Page 213, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ Beveridge (1903) pp. 25–29. "Gentiles" is a possible reference to Vikings.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Uist"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 188, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Page 244, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today Page 224, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "Holy Wells and Magical Waters" Orkneyjar. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) state that its area is "nearly a square mile, or about one-fourth that of Loch Langavat".
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today Page 216, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Page 227, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Archived 2012-09-17 at archive.today Page 243, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today Page 209, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[SNH-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Botanical survey of Scottish freshwater lochs" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine SNH Information and Advisory Note Number 4. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[2] The 13 lochs listed include the 12 largest in these categories. Loch Treig and Loch Glass are listed as the 9th and 12th deepest respectively.

[3] This was not an exhaustive survey, and several of the larger lochs in the Outer Hebrides were not included. However it is highly unlikely any would appear in this tabulation, were full data to be available. Loch Langavat is listed as the 14th longest and 19th largest by area. For Loch of Harray see main text.

[Ness-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Ness Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Pages 381-85, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[Maree-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Ewe Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 211, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[area-6] Source for all quantities is the same unless otherwise stated.

[7] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Clyde Basin" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 262, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[8] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Morar Basin" Page 197, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[Tay-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Tay Basin"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 80, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[10] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Etive Basin" Page 270, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[11] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Lochy Basin" Page 356, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[12] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Tay Basin" Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today Pages 68-69, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[13] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Shiel Basin" Pages 241-42, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[14] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Forth Basin" Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today Pages 1-2, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[15] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Lochy Basin" Page 359, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[16] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Naver Basin" Pages 293-94, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[defra1-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Loch of Stennes". JNCC. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

[SNH2-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lochs of Harray and Stenness Site of Special Scientific Interest" Midas 1083. SNH

[19] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Pages 224-25, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 19 June 2011. Murray and Pullar provide a lower estimate of the combined area.

[area1-20] Source for area, depth and notes is the same unless otherwise stated.

[MacanTA-E-21] Jump up to: ^a ^b Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames A-E" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 15 December 2009.^{[dead link]}

[22] "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register" Archived July 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[23] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Mull" Page 175, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

[Murray227-24] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Page 227, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2009.

[25] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Uist" Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Page 197, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[26] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Shetland" Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today Page 246, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[27] "Central Skye" (pdf) skye.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[28] Douglas, W. (1898) recorded a depth of 96 feet or 29 metres. See "The Climbers' camp at Coruisk" Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 5 No. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[29] The Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve extends to 1677 ha, of which the loch makes up about 30%. See "Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve: ‘Where Opposites Meet’ " Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine SNH. Retrieved 15 December 2009.

[30] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Bute" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 84, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[31] "Loch Fad" Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Isle of Bute.com. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[32] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today Page 209, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[MacanTF-J-33] Jump up to: ^a ^b Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames F-J" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2009.

[34] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Mull" Page 174, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[35] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today Page 225, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[36] Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2007.

[37] Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1894) Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning Archive.org. Retrieved 28 December 2009. Originally published by William Blackwood and Sons of Edinburgh.

[38] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Page 213, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[39] Beveridge (1903) pp. 25–29. "Gentiles" is a possible reference to Vikings.

[Sgad-40] Jump up to: ^a ^b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Uist"^{[permanent dead link]} Page 188, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[41] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Page 244, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[42] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Orkney" Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today Page 224, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[43] "Holy Wells and Magical Waters" Orkneyjar. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[44] Murray and Pullar (1910) state that its area is "nearly a square mile, or about one-fourth that of Loch Langavat".

[45] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today Page 216, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[46] "Orkney Placenames". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[47] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Page 227, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[48] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Shetland" Archived 2012-09-17 at archive.today Page 243, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[49] Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Lewis" Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today Page 209, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

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