Creoch Loch

Creoch Loch, previously known as Little Creoch Loch, is a freshwater loch in the Parish of New Cumnock in the East Ayrshire Council Area between Cumnock and New Cumnock, Scotland. It is located in a glacial kettle hole and is one of three linked lochs. The lochMcMichael records that in wet weather the three lochs combined as one and suggests that until the trap dyke on the River Nith below Corsancone Hill wore down the Cum Loch covered the whole area as far as the watershed at Sannock Hill and had a shape and surface area similar to Loch Doon. Creoch Loch is recorded as being just over 600 metres long. Robert Gordon's map of 1636-52 shows a single loch with an outflow to the River Nith. Blaeu's map of 1654, based on the earlier map by Timothy Pont, also shows a single loch named Loch of the Lowis, however a Black Loch 'section' is recorded at the northern end. Two dwellings named 'Krioch' are shown on this map, an Over and a North Krioch. The Creoch Loch is said to take its name from Creoch Farm which in turn is named for the Gaelic word crioch, meaning 'boundary'. The 'Runner' is a deep and broad ditch that was dug many years back to link the three lochs of Lowes, Black, and Creoch. The Lowes Burn was canalised and diverted away from the loch. Cartographic evidenceBlaeu's map of 1654, based on the earlier map by Timothy Pont, shows a single loch named Loch of the Lowis, with a Black Loch 'section' recorded at the northern end. Two dwellings named 'Krioch' are shown on this map, an Over and a North Krioch. John Adair's map of 1685 shows a single 'L of Lon'. Roy's map of 1747 shows the loch near Little Creoch.

Creoch Loch, previously known as Little Creoch Loch, is a freshwater loch in the Parish of New Cumnock in the East Ayrshire Council Area between Cumnock and New Cumnock, Scotland. It is located in a glacial kettle hole and is one of three linked lochs. The lochMcMichael records that in wet weather the three lochs combined as one and suggests that until the trap dyke on the River Nith below Corsancone Hill wore down the Cum Loch covered the whole area as far as the watershed at Sannock Hill and had a shape and surface area similar to Loch Doon. Creoch Loch is recorded as being just over 600 metres long. Robert Gordon's map of 1636-52 shows a single loch with an outflow to the River Nith. Blaeu's map of 1654, based on the earlier map by Timothy Pont, also shows a single loch named Loch of the Lowis, however a Black Loch 'section' is recorded at the northern end. Two dwellings named 'Krioch' are shown on this map, an Over and a North Krioch. The Creoch Loch is said to take its name from Creoch Farm which in turn is named for the Gaelic word crioch, meaning 'boundary'. The 'Runner' is a deep and broad ditch that was dug many years back to link the three lochs of Lowes, Black, and Creoch. The Lowes Burn was canalised and diverted away from the loch. Cartographic evidenceBlaeu's map of 1654, based on the earlier map by Timothy Pont, shows a single loch named Loch of the Lowis, with a Black Loch 'section' recorded at the northern end. Two dwellings named 'Krioch' are shown on this map, an Over and a North Krioch. John Adair's map of 1685 shows a single 'L of Lon'. Roy's map of 1747 shows the loch near Little Creoch.