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For tidal waters taking the name "loch" around the Scottish coast, seeList of sea lochs of Scotland.

Thislist of lochs inScotland includes the majority of bodies of standing freshwater named aslochs but only a small selection of the generally smaller, and very numerous, lochans. This list does not currently include thereservoirs of Scotland except where these are modifications of pre-existing lochs and retain the name "loch" or "lochan".

It has been estimated that there are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs (including lochans) in Scotland, and more than 7,500 in theWestern Isles alone.^[1] Whilst lochs are widespread throughout the country, they are most numerous within theScottish Highlands and in particular in the former counties ofCaithness,Sutherland andRoss and Cromarty. The majority of the larger lochs are linear in form; their distribution through the West Highlands reflects their origin in theglacial overdeepening of the straths and glens they now occupy.

Loch is aScottish Gaelic word for alake orfjord (cognate with theIrish Gaelicloch, which is anglicised aslough and with the olderWelsh word for a lake,llwch) that has been borrowed byScots andScottish English to apply to such bodies of water, especially those in Scotland. Whilst "loch" or "lochan" is by far the most widespread name for bodies of standing water in Scotland, a number of other terms exist. TheLake of Menteith is the only natural body of freshwater called a "lake" in Scotland, (although it is also known asLoch Innis Mo Cholmaig in Gaelic) and there are one or two other man-made "lakes", theLake of the Hirsel being an example. Numerous lochs are called "water", particularly in the Northern Isles, e.g. Roer Water inShetland and Heldale Water inOrkney. These are not to be confused with similarly named rivers, particularly in the south of Scotland, e.g.Yarrow Water andBlackadder Water.

Loch	Volume		Area		Length		Max. depth		Mean depth^[6]
Loch	(km³)	(mi³)	(km²)	(mi²)	(km)	(mi)	(m)	(ft)	(m)	(ft)
Loch Ness	7.45	1.79	56	22	36.2	22.5	227	745	132	433^[4]
Loch Lomond	2.6	0.62	71	27	36	22	190	620	37	121^[7]
Loch Morar	2.3	0.55	26.7	10.3	18.8	11.7	310	1,020	87	285^[8]
Loch Tay	1.6	0.38	26.4	10.2	23	14	150	490	60.6	199^[9]
Loch Awe	1.2	0.29	39	15	41	25	94	308	32	105^[10]
Loch Maree	1.09	0.26	28.6	11.0	20	12	114	374	38	125^[5]
Loch Ericht	1.08	0.26	18.6	7.2	23	14	156	512	57.6	189^[9]
Loch Lochy	1.07	0.26	16	6.2	16	9.9	162	531	70	230^[11]
Loch Rannoch	0.97	0.23	19	7.3	15.7	9.8	134	440	51	167^[12]
Loch Shiel	0.79	0.19	19.5	7.5	28	17	128	420	40	130^[13]
Loch Katrine	0.77	0.18	12.4	4.8	12.9	8.0	151	495	43.4	142^[14]
Loch Arkaig	0.75	0.18	16	6.2	19.3	12.0	109	358	46.5	153^[15]
Loch Shin	0.35	0.084	22.5	8.7	27.8	17.3	49	161	15.5	51^[16]

Loch	Meaning of name	Island	OS Grid ref.	Area (ha)	Area (acre)	Depth (m)	Depth (ft)	Notes^[20]
Loch a' Phuill	Gaelic: Loch of the bog or pool^[21]	Tiree	NL955415					Located in the south west near Balephuil.
Loch Ascog	Norse: Loch of ash bay^[21]	Bute	NS094626	44.7	110			Located south of Rothesay.^[22]
Loch Bà		Mull	NM569376	324	800	44	144^[23]
Loch Barabhat		Great Bernera	NB156353
Loch Bì		South Uist	NF766438			10	33	South Uist's largest loch is in the north of the island and at 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long it all but cuts the island in two.
Loch of Boardhouse		Mainland Orkney	HY268264	244	600	5	16^[24]	InBirsay parish
Loch Carabhat		Grimsay	NF857566
Loch Carabhat		North Uist	NF846613	151	370	22.5	74	North Uist's third largest loch^[25]
Loch of Cliff		Unst	HP600117	104	260	6.5	21	5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long and the most northerly loch in Britain.^[26]
Loch Coruisk	Gaelic: Loch of the corrie of water	Skye	NG482206			38.4	126^[27]^[28]	Located in the heart of the BlackCuillin mountains onSkye.
Loch Druidibeag		South Uist	NF791374	500	1,200^[29]			Part of the Loch DruidibegNational Nature Reserve on the west coast of South Uist.
Loch Fad	Gaelic: Long loch	Bute	NS074616	71	180	11.5	38^[30]	Stocked withBrown andRainbow Trout the loch is anSSSI.^[31]
Loch Fada		Colonsay	NR385955					Colonsay's largest loch
Loch Fada Gobha		Lewis	NB245232	125	310	14	46	This loch, which lies between Lochs Treabhal and Langavat, is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long.^[32]
Loch Finlaggan	Loch of the white hollow^[33]	Islay	NR387679					Eilean Mor was an administration centre of theLordship of the Isles during the 13th—15th centuries. The English name is derived from Gaelic, but the Gaelic name itself isPort an Eilein and means "island port".^[33]
Loch Frisa		Mull	NM490480	430	1,100	62.5	205	Mull's largest loch^[34]
Loch of Girlsta		Mainland Shetland	HU433519			20	66
Loch Gorm	Blue loch	Islay	NR229657					ContainsLoch Gorm Castle, once a stronghold ofClan Macdonald.
Loch of Harray	Norse: Loch of the mound	Mainland Orkney	HY295151	971	2,400	4	13^[35]	Closely linked to theHeart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage site.
Heldale Water		Hoy	ND259924					One of the largest bodies of freshwater in Orkney not on the Mainland
Loch Langavat	Gaelic/Norse: Long lake^[36]^[37]	Lewis	NB197205	906.5	2,240	30	98^[38]	This loch lies at 33 metres (108 ft) above sea level, is over 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and is at the head of theGrimersta system.
Loch Langavat	Gaelic/Norse: Long lake	Harris	NG044897
Loch Leathan	Gaelic: Broad Loch	Skye	NG500507					This loch to the east ofPortree, which includes Loch Fada, is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long.
Loch Mealt		Skye	NG507656					Located south ofEllishadder, on the eastern side of theTrotternish peninsula
Loch Mòr	Gaelic: Big loch	Boreray	NF850813					A shallow loch that make up about an eighth of the area of the island
Muckle Water	Scots: Big lake	Rousay	HY393901					One of the largest bodies of freshwater in Orkney not on the Mainland
Loch nan Cinneachan	Gaelic: Loch of the "heathen" or "gentiles".^[39]	Coll	NM187562					Contains the crannogDùn Anlaimh
Loch Olabhat		Benbecula	NF798509					One of Benbecula's larger lochs, it contains numerous islands.
Loch Orasaigh	Gaelic: Tidal island loch?	Lewis	NB388281					Contains Rainish Eilean Mòr (see above).
Loch Righ Mòr	Gaelic: Great loch of the king	Jura	NR540852
Loch Sgadabhagh	Norse: Possibly Loch of tax bay	North Uist	NF847685	453	1,120	15	49^[40]	According to Murray and Pullar (1910) "there is probably no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and complexity of outline."^[40]
Loch an Sgoltaire		Colonsay	NR386972
Loch of Spiggie		Shetland	HU370165	86	210	12.5	41^[41]	Part of anRSPB Nature reserve, the surface is only just over a metre above sea level.
Loch of Stenness	Norse: Loch of the headland of the stone	Mainland Orkney	HY280126	647	1,600	5	16^[42]	The largest brackish lagoon in the UK,^[17] theStones of Stenness are on the south east shore.
Loch of St Tredwell	Loch of St Tredwell	Papa Westray	HY492508			10	33	Named after St Triduana, the loch's waters were traditionally believed to be medicinal.^[43]
Loch Suaineabhal	Loch of Sweyn's Fell	Lewis	NB069297	226	560^[44]	66.7	219	This glaciated loch basin has a mean depth of 33 metres (108 ft) and is the most voluminous on Lewis.^[45] The loch may be the deepest on any offshore island in the British Isles.
Loch of Swannay		Orkney	HY309283	244	600	5	16	Located in the north west of Mainland Orkney there are numerous stony shoals in the loch.^[24]
Loch of Tankerness	Norse: Possibly Loch of Tannskári's point.^[46]	Mainland Orkney	HY514092	60	150	2	6 ft 7 in	North east ofKirkwall, the loch's mean depth is only 1.4 metres (4.6 ft).^[47]
Loch Tanna		Arran	NR921430					Arran's largest loch is 321 metres above sea level.
Loch of Tingwall	Norse: Loch of the field of the parliament	Mainland Shetland	HU416425	43	110	12	39^[48]	West ofLerwick
Loch Trealabhal		Lewis	NB277236	157	390	10.5	34^[49]	Another shallow Hebridean loch with a complex shape.
Loch of Watlee	Norse:	Unst	HP592054

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