Johnston Loch

Johnston Loch is a reservoir in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Johnston Loch is situated nearby to the town Gartcosh, as well as near the village Mount Ellen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bedlay Castle and Gartcosh railway station.

Bedlay Castle

Castle

Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gartcosh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi northeast of Glasgow Queen Street station.

Gartloch Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located on Gartloch Road near the village of Gartcosh, Scotland. It opened in 1896 and was officially closed in 1996. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coatbridge and Kirkintilloch.

Coatbridge

Photo: Jayhoolihan, Public domain.

Coatbridge is the main town of Monklands, a district on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, and historically part of Lanarkshire. Other towns here, which have merged, include Airdrie and Whifflet.

Kirkintilloch

Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkintilloch is an industrial town in the Clydeside area of central Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 20,000. It's about 8 miles northeast of central Glasgow, on the Forth and Clyde Canal.