Eglinton Loch | |
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Location | Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°38′43.0″N 4°39′36.0″W / 55.645278°N 4.660000°W |
Type | Freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | Lugton Water (during floods), rainwater and field drainage |
Primary outflows | Eglinton Burn running to the Lugton Water |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Surface area | 6.5 ha (16 acres) |
Average depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Islands | 3 |
Settlements | Kilwinning |
Eglinton Loch (NS 232698 642303) is a small freshwater loch in the North Ayrshire Council Areas (KA12 8TA), lying in a holm of the Lugton Water near Irvine and Kilwinning, within Eglinton Country Park, in the parish of Kilwinning. The loch has 3 small islands within it and is one of a number of Ayrshire's artificial lochs, created by mineral excavation.