Black Loch
The Black Loch is a small freshwater loch or reservoir in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is near the village of Limerigg and close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Blawhorn Moss.
Blawhorn Moss
Nature reserve
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blawhorn Moss is a raised bog located to the northwest of the village of Blackridge, about 6 kilometres west of Armadale in the council area of West Lothian in central Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slamannan and Caldercruix.
Slamannan
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slamannan is a village in the south of the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is 4.6 miles south-west of Falkirk, 6.0 miles east of Cumbernauld and 7.1 miles north-east of Airdrie.
Caldercruix
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldercruix is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles to the west. It has a population of about 2,440.
Blackridge
Village
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackridge is a small town in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland. The village name dates to 1581, first recorded as Blakrig. Later, Blackrig and then Blackrigg became the standard spelling until Blackridge became the norm in official documents after about 1840.
Black Loch
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake dammed as reservoir in Falkirk, Scotland, UK, outflows south to North Calder Water
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9096° or 55° 54′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.8239° or 3° 49′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7RW55G+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 22341605OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q880374
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Slovenian—“Black Loch” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Black Loch”
- Dutch: “Black Loch”
- French: “Black Loch”
- German: “Black Loch”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Black Loch”
- Slovenian: “Black Loch”
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