| Antermony Loch | |
|---|---|
 Antermony Loch from its western shore | |
  Antermony Loch | |
| Location | Scottish Lowlands |
| Coordinates | 55°57′54″N4°08′06″W / 55.96500°N 4.13500°W /55.96500; -4.13500 |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Max. width | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Antermony Loch is a lochan (smallloch) inEast Dunbartonshire,Scotland, at the edge of the village ofAuchenreoch.
Its name may be a corruption of theScottish Gaelic elementsuachdar ("summit, top") +monadh ("moorland"), i.e. "Loch of the Moorland Summit".[1] The area was previously referred to as "Achterminnie" as late as the 1900s.[2]
The lochan is mostly surrounded bypasture. Caurnie Angling Club (est. 1925) sits on its northern shore, with a jetty for small fishing boats.[3] The club has held the lease for the lochan since 1943, subject for renewal in 2043.[4]
Antermony Loch is home to several native species ofwaterfowl, and has a large stock ofbrown trout.[3]
Accounts from the 18th century record a possibleMedievalmotte known as "King's Hill" on the lochan's southwest shore. However, recent quarrying has destroyed any archaeological evidence.[2]