Location Caldercruix, Scotland Basin countries United Kingdom Islands Spiers Island Surface elevation 198 m | Type reservoir Surface area 345 acres (140 ha) Area 140 ha | |
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Hillend Loch is a lake located to the east of Caldercruix in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is bordered on its south shore by the A89 road.
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Map of Hillend Loch, Airdrie, UK
HistoryEdit
Hillend Loch is a naturalised reservoir established between 1797 and 1799 when the North Calder Water was dammed. It was, at the time, the largest man-made reservoir in the world. It still supplies water to the Forth & Clyde Canal and the remains of the Monkland Canal.
The fishing rights are managed by Airdrie & District Angling Club since 1949.
References
Hillend Loch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA