Hillend Loch

Hillend Loch
Location Caldercruix, Scotland
Coordinates 55°53′13″N 3°51′47″W / 55.887°N 3.863°W / 55.887; -3.863Coordinates: 55°53′13″N 3°51′47″W / 55.887°N 3.863°W / 55.887; -3.863
Type reservoir
Basin countries United Kingdom
Surface area 345 acres (140 ha)
Surface elevation 198 m (650 ft)
Islands Spiers Island

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.

History

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.

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