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Fergus Loch, Ayr
Grid reference
NS 392 182 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239200 618200
Latitude
55.43123472914271
Longitude
-4.541604181674505
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Brigit's Chapel, Sundrum (0.79 miles)
Coylton, parish (1.9 miles)
Mount Mary, Coylton (2.28 miles)
St Bride's Well, Coylton (2.39 miles)
Cloquhairnan, Coylton (2.47 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The loch has also given its name to a settlement (Lochfergus) and the wood along the shoreline (Lochfergus Wood). A tradition holds that there are the ruins of a monastery on an island in this loch, but the evidence is far from conclusive. See NMRS for some evidence and discussion.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ayr, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Fergus Loch
Head name
Fergus Loch
Place
Fergus Loch, Ayr
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Loch Ferg(us) 1654, Blaeu
Historic formLoch Ferg(us) Head nameFergus Loch PlaceFergus Loch, Ayr Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Loch Fergus 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Fergus Head nameFergus Loch PlaceFergus Loch, Ayr Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
