Carlinwark Loch
Carlinwark Loch is a smaw freshwatter loch in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire, in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies juist sooth o Castle Douglas an is a roch rectangle in shape, trendin noorth an sooth. The name o the loch comes fae the Scots Gaelic wird caer meanin 'fort' an the Auld Scots wird meanin 'wark'.[3] Thare is fower artifeecial islets in the loch shawin evidence o fortification an sattlement - Ash Island is thocht tae be a crannog. Several archaeological findins hae been rekivert fae the loch includin a bronze caudron, a swuird, a pan, an twa dugoot canoes.[4]
| Carlinwark Loch | |
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| Coordinates | 54°55′48″N 3°56′1″W / 54.93000°N 3.93361°WCoordinates: 54°55′48″N 3°56′1″W / 54.93000°N 3.93361°W |
| Teep | freshwatter loch |
| Primary inflows | Gelston burn[1] |
| Primar ootflows | Carlinwark Lane[2] |
| Catchment area | 13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
| Basin kintras | Scotland |
| Max. lenth | .075 mi (0.121 km)[2] |
| Max. weenth | 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2] |
| Average deepth | 7 ft (2.1 m)[2] |
| Max. deepth | 17 ft (5.2 m)[2] |
| 3,100,000 cu ft (88,000 m3)[2] | |
| Surface elevation | 143 ft (44 m)[2] |
Carlinwark Lane Canal is a 1.5 mile canal that appent atween the loch an the River Dee in 1765. It remeent in uiss until its abandonment in aboot 1840, allouin flet-bottomt boats tae transport shell-marl tae farms alang the route.[5]
Thare is a 3.26 mile lang fitpad aroond the loch an it is faur ben for birdwatchin an fishin. As o 5 Mairch 2012 the loch an the laund aroond it haes been cried as a Site o Speicial Scienteefic Interest (SSSI) on accoont o its varied birdlife an gressland.[6]
In 1903 the loch wis vizzied[2] bi E.R. Watson an later chairtit[7] as a pairt o The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[8]
In 2009 an aeratin funtain wis instawed at a cost o £10,000 tae ettle at forfendin the accress o blue-green algae. The fondin wis providit bi the South West Scotland Environmental Action Trust.[9] The instawin o the funtain was a pairt o a wider development o the Carlingwark Outdoor Activity Centre bi Dumfries an Gallowa Cooncil.[10] Houiver, forder resairch shawed that, acause o the relative shallae deepth o the loch, the funtain is uneffectual an its uiss wisna conteenaed. Baurley-strae, addit twice a year, haes been uised gey graithly up tae 2019 tae reduce the levels o blue-green algae.
References
eedit- ↑ David M. Harper (30 September 1999). The Ecological Bases for Lake and Reservoir Management. Springer. pp. 295–. ISBN 978-0-7923-5785-8. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Dee (Kirkcudbright) Basin". National Library of Scotland. 23 Julie 2011. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Doomsday reloaded: Carlingwark Loch, D-block GB-276000-561000". BBC. BBC. 1986. Archived frae the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Site Record for Carlingwark Loch Ash Island; Fir Island". Canmore. RCAHMS. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Carlingwark Lane Canal". Canmore. Archived frae the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 20 Julie 2019.
- ↑ "Site Details for Threave and Carlingwark Loch". Scottish Natural Heritage. Scottish Natural Heritage. 11 Julie 2013. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Loch Dee; Loch Harrow; Loch Dungeon; Loch Grennoch; Lochinvar; Loch Skerrow, Lochenbreck Loch; Loch Whinyeon; Woodhall Loch; Carlingwark Loch (Vol. 5, Plate 44) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897–1909 - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "CARLINGWARK OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRE - PROGRESS REPORT" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. 15 Apryle 2009. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 14 Julie 2014. Retrieved 11 Julie 2014. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 14 Julie 2014. Retrieved 6 Juin 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Lesley Walker (25 August 2009). "Scottish Loch sparkles this summer thanks to Otterbine Fountain". PitchCare. PitchCare. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2014. Retrieved 11 Julie 2014.