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In winters when there is thick enough ice the Gadloch is often used for curling and has been for many years.<ref name="realradio-scotland1">{{cite web|url=http://www.realradio-scotland.co.uk/news-sport/man-drowns-in-bid-to-rescue-dog/txyh44py/ |title=100~101fm :: Man Drowns In Bid To Rescue Dog |publisher=Real Radio Scotland |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2011-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/10001739 |title=Man drowns in bid to rescue dog | UK news |publisher=The Guardian |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> | In winters when there is thick enough ice the Gadloch is often used for curling and has been for many years.<ref name="realradio-scotland1">{{cite web|url=http://www.realradio-scotland.co.uk/news-sport/man-drowns-in-bid-to-rescue-dog/txyh44py/ |title=100~101fm :: Man Drowns In Bid To Rescue Dog |publisher=Real Radio Scotland |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2011-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/10001739 |title=Man drowns in bid to rescue dog | UK news |publisher=The Guardian |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> Postcards were made showing curlers on the Gadloch in 1910 and 100 years later in Winter 2010/2011 curlers were again shown to be active on the Gadloch.<ref name=Sun/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/12/19/man-drowns-after-falling-through-ice-on-a-loch-as-he-tries-to-rescue-his-dog-86908-23645728/ |author=John Ferguson|title=Man drowns after falling through ice on a loch as he tries to rescue his dog |publisher=The Daily Record |date=2011-12-19 |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> Cadder Curling Club was previously based in an old railway wagon on the edge of the Gadloch.<ref>{{cite web|author=Doug Gillon |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports-news/interview-curling-veteran-prepares-to-open-the-grand-match-1.1063279 |title=Interview: curling veteran prepares to open the Grand Match - Herald Scotland | Sport | Other Sports News |publisher=Herald Scotland |date=2010-10-23 |accessdate=2011-10-25}}</ref> | ||
==Wildlife== | ==Wildlife== | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 14 March 2015
The Gadloch (also colloquially referred to as Lenzie Loch)[1] is a fresh water loch at the northern edge of Lanarkshire. It is found at the edge of the town of Lenzie, which is just across the county boundary in Dunbartonshire.
To the south of the loch is the small village of Auchinloch,[2] the village's name means "Field of the Loch" and derives from its proximity to the Gadloch.
History
The Gadloch was originally much larger but was reduced by the addition of a drainage tunnel, local folklore has it that the tunnel was excavated by Napoleonic Prisoners of War though it is generally accepted that the tunnel predates that period.[3] Following this the drained land was used for agricultural purposes and farms were built at the east and west ends of the Gadloch. The 18th century East Gadloch Farm has been left unoccupied for a number of years.[4] Over the years the tunnel has become compromised and the water levels of the loch are rising back towards their earlier height.[3]
Curling
In winters when there is thick enough ice the Gadloch is often used for curling and has been for many years.[5][6] Postcards were made showing curlers on the Gadloch in 1910 and 100 years later in Winter 2010/2011 curlers were again shown to be active on the Gadloch.[1][7] Cadder Curling Club was previously based in an old railway wagon on the edge of the Gadloch.[8]
Wildlife
Bird watchers are frequently seen at the Gadloch as it has a variety of bird species present and has been known to attract rare and non-native species as well, some possibly escaped from captivity. For instance in the 1970s white pelicans were sighted on the loch.[9][10]
Flooding
Flooding from the Gadloch severe enough to close the neighbouring roads has been common for many years.[11] In more recent years the Gadloch's drainage tunnel has collapsed and the water levels have risen even further, flooding into the nearby Lenzie Golf Course[12] and affecting the nearby Farms and Crosshill Road.[13][14] In 2011/2012 parts of the golf course were ruined by the flooding and four different fairways had to be relaid and returfed after the Gadloch encroached more than 200 yards onto the greens.[13][15] The heights reached by the water have become such a problem that the Lenzie community council has created a special section of its website to deal with coverage of the issue.[16][17]
In the winter time the frozen Gadloch covers the path to Auchinloch and members of the public have been taken to hospital after falling through the ice.[18][19]
Gallery
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Gadloch from Crosshill Road -
Southwest view across Gadloch Towards the distant Red Road Flats. -
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Wester Gadloch Farm, locally known as Loch Farm,the Gadloch can be seen in the distance -
Lenzie from the air, Gadloch is in the foreground. -
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Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Gadloch) |
- Map: 55°54’48"N, 4°9’47"W
- 2010 Curling photo| Flickr
- YouTube - Curling on the Gadloch Lenzie January 2010
- YouTube - Curling Lenzie loch
- STV video clip panning around the Gadloch in winter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walker, Douglas (2010-01-11). "Met Office predicts Scotland will finally start to thaw | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2802706/Met-Office-predicts-Scotland-will-finally-start-to-thaw.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedeveningtimes1 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Derek Lambie (2011-04-17). "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Historic golf course is engulfed by loch after PoW tunnel collapses". Express.co.uk. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/241287. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Gardner, Claire (2011-12-19). "Owner drowns in loch trying to save dog - Edinburgh, East & Fife". scotsman.com. http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-east-fife/owner_drowns_in_loch_trying_to_save_dog_1_2015486. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "100~101fm :: Man Drowns In Bid To Rescue Dog". Real Radio Scotland. 2011-12-18. http://www.realradio-scotland.co.uk/news-sport/man-drowns-in-bid-to-rescue-dog/txyh44py/. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ "Man drowns in bid to rescue dog | UK news". The Guardian. 2011-12-18. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/10001739. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ John Ferguson (2011-12-19). "Man drowns after falling through ice on a loch as he tries to rescue his dog". The Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2011/12/19/man-drowns-after-falling-through-ice-on-a-loch-as-he-tries-to-rescue-his-dog-86908-23645728/. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Doug Gillon (2010-10-23). "Interview: curling veteran prepares to open the Grand Match - Herald Scotland | Sport | Other Sports News". Herald Scotland. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports-news/interview-curling-veteran-prepares-to-open-the-grand-match-1.1063279. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Thom, Valerie M. Birds in Scotland. p. 86.
- ↑ "Gadloch photo - John Molloy photos at". pbase.com. http://www.pbase.com/clydebirder/image/115667810. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ William Tinning (1998-10-21). "Rain leads to flooding chaos on major roads - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/rain-leads-to-flooding-chaos-on-major-roads-1.322707. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "eatingsleeping: Gadloch again". 2011-03-13. http://eatingsleeping.blogspot.com/2011/03/gadloch-again.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Floody hell for Lenzie residents - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2011-05-02. http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/floody_hell_for_lenzie_residents_1_1604696. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Not par for the course! Golf club hit by flooding - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2011-03-02. http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/not_par_for_the_course_golf_club_hit_by_flooding_1_1478303. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Green with envy - Lenzie Golf Course is looking lush! - Local Sport". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2012-04-18. http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/sport/local-sport/green-with-envy-lenzie-golf-course-is-looking-lush-1-2240113. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ↑ "Gadloch". Lenzie Community Council. http://lenziecommunitycouncil.org.uk/?cat=12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Gadloch Water Level Mystery". web.archive.org. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20100820025651/http://www.lenzie.org.uk/art/gadloch/. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ↑ "Snow safety fears as man plunges through ice - Local Headlines". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2010-12-01. http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/snow_safety_fears_as_man_plunges_through_ice_1_1179558. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Mcalpine, Kenny (2011-12-19). "Dog fell through ice and John leapt in after it | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News". thescottishsun.co.uk. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4007536/Dog-fell-through-ice-and-John-leapt-in-after-it.html. Retrieved 2011-12-19.