Loch Thom
Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It is named after the civil engineer Robert Thom who designed the scheme which created the reservoir and delivered water via a long aqueduct known as The Cut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Gryffe Reservoir and Overton Reservoir.
Lower Gryffe Reservoir
Reservoir
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Lower Gryffe Reservoir is situated 2 miles east of Loch Thom.
Overton Reservoir
Reservoir
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Overton Reservoir is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Thom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overton and Branchton.
Overton
Suburb
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Overton is an area in the suburbs of Greenock, Inverclyde. Overton offers excellent views across the River Clyde and suburban Greenock. The area is the closest in Greenock to "The Cut", which was completed in 1827, bringing a water supply 9 km from Loch Thom to Overton. Overton is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Thom.
Branchton
Suburb
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Branchton is an area of the town of Greenock, in Inverclyde, Scotland. Tenements used to dominate the area, which acquired a reputation as socially disadvantaged, but a recent cash injection means that the area is being redeveloped with new housing and community projects. Branchton railway station is on the Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central line. Branchton is situated 3 miles north of Loch Thom.
Braeside
Suburb
Braeside is a neighbourhood situated on the far west side of Greenock, in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has one primary schools in its vicinity, Aileymill, a high school Inverclyde Academy and used to have a special needs school for handicapped children, Glenburn… Braeside is situated 3 miles northwest of Loch Thom.
Loch Thom
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Upper Gryfe reservoir
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Thom” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Thom”
- Chuvash: “Лох-Том”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Thom”
- Russian: “Лох-Том”
- Swedish: “Loch Thom”
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Highlights include Gryfe Reservoirs and Creuch Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Thom”. Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.