| Lake of the Hirsel | |
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  Lake of the Hirsel | |
| Location | Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°39′28″N 2°16′41″W / 55.65778°N 2.27806°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 27 acres (11 ha) |
The Lake of the Hirsel or Hirsel Lake is an artificial body of water and Site of Special Scientific Interest near Coldstream in Berwickshire in Scotland.[1] It is set in the grounds of The Hirsel, home of the Home family and of the late Alec Douglas-Home, former British prime minister.
It covers around 27 acres (110,000 m2). It is roughly square shaped, around 300–400 metres in breadth.
It is one of only a few bodies of water in Scotland to be known as a lake; the others being the Lake of Menteith, Pressmennan Lake, Lake Louise (within the grounds of Skibo Castle) and Cally Lake (near Gatehouse of Fleet).[2] There is also a sea bay near Kirkcudbright known as Manxmans Lake. All other major bodies of water in Scotland are known as lochs.
- ^ Walters, Martin; Gibbons, Bob (2003). Britain. Oxford University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-19-850433-7.
- ^ "A castle, a secret tunnel and a Mary Queen of Scots myth". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 5 April 2023.