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 mental health facility 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.

Moodiesburn

Town

Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moodiesburn is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of Glasgow, in the North Lanarkshire council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge nearby.

Johnston Loch

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.8929° or 55° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

-4.0855° or 4° 5′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C7QVWV7+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95127170

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Former Mount Ellen Golf Course and Woodneuk.

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