Gadloch
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The Gadloch is a fresh water
loch
situated at the edge of the town of Lenzie
in East Dunbartonshire
, Scotland
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To the south of the loch is the small village of Auchinloch
, the village's name means "Field of the Loch" and derives from its proximity to the Gadloch.
and has been for many years. Postcard
s 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. Cadder Curling Club was previously based in an old railway wagon on the edge of the Gadloch.
. For instance in the 1970s white pelicans were sighted on the loch.
"Mr McEwan also claimed that another alleged victrim was driven to Gadloch, near Lenzie, where his head was held unde the water until he drowned.The body was then weighted down with bricks and left there"
Fresh Water
Fresh Water is the debut album by Australian rock and blues singer Alison McCallum, released in 1972. Rare for an Australian artist at the time, it came in a gatefold sleeve...
loch
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
situated at the edge of the town of Lenzie
Lenzie
Lenzie is a small town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. It is about six miles north-east of Glasgow city centre and one mile south of Kirkintilloch. It has a population of about 10,000.-Name:...
in East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...
, Scotland
Scotland
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To the south of the loch is the small village of Auchinloch
Auchinloch
Auchinloch is a village in North Lanarkshire, near Lenzie in Scotland. The village's name - "Field of the Loch" - derives from its proximity to a small loch locally called the "Gadloch". Industrialization came in the 1880s, with the opening of the Lumloch Colliery, and then in the 1920s Wester...
, 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. Following this the drained land was used for agricultural purposes and farms were built at the east and west ends of the Gadloch. Over the years the tunnel has become compromised and the water levels of the loch are rising back towards their earlier height.Curling
In Winters when there is thick enough ice the Gadloch is often used for CurlingCurling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
and has been for many years. Postcard
Postcard
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s were made showing curlers on the Gadloch in 1910 and 100 years later in Winter 2010/2011
Winter of 2010–2011 in Great Britain and Ireland
The winter of 2010–2011 was a weather event which brought heavy snowfalls, record low temperatures, travel chaos and school disruption to Great Britain and Ireland...
curlers were again shown to be active on the Gadloch. Cadder Curling Club was previously based in an old railway wagon on the edge of the Gadloch.
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 captivityCaptivity (animal)
Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and zoos...
. For instance in the 1970s white pelicans were sighted on the loch.
Body search
In the 1980s one of the accused on trial for murders claimed to have killed and disposed of a man in the Gadloch, the police and their underwater unit searched the loch but no body was ever found."Mr McEwan also claimed that another alleged victrim was driven to Gadloch, near Lenzie, where his head was held unde the water until he drowned.The body was then weighted down with bricks and left there"