Lochinvar

Lochinvar
Lochinvar
	the north-west shore of Lochinvar
	Lochinvar
Location	Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates	55°08′34″N 4°06′21″W / 55.14278°N 4.10583°W
Type	reservoir
Primary outflows	Lochinvar Burn into Water of Ken
Surface area	39.3 ha (97 acres)
Shore length1	3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Surface elevation	226 m (741 ft)
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochinvar (or Lan Var) is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of St. John's Town of Dalry. The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family. In the 20th century the loch was dammed to form a reservoir, raising the water level and submerging the island with the ruins of the castle. The loch is used for trout fishing.^[2]

The name Lochinvar is from Scots Gaelic Loch a' bharra (older Gaelic Loch an bharra, the genitive of barr = summit) meaning "Loch on the hilltop". Consequently, it is stressed on the last syllable (unlike Lochinver).

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d UKLakes.net
^ "Lochinvar Reservoir (Trout Fishing)". visitsouthernscotland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

[UKLakes-1] UKLakes.net

[2] "Lochinvar Reservoir (Trout Fishing)". visitsouthernscotland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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