Linlithgow Loch

1.3 kilometres in length and 0.4 in breadth,[1] its area of 41 hectares[2] makes it the largest natural freshwater loch in Lothian.

[5] The loch is the source of the town of Linlithgow's name; the British llyn laith cau translates to "lake in the damp hollow".

[6] Two islets in the loch, Cormorant Island and the Rickle, are thought to be the 5,000 year old remains of crannogs.

[7] In the winter of 1847/8 Linlithgow Loch in its frozen state played host to the Grand Curling Match, a major sporting event, which was depicted by artist Charles Lees.

[9] The Low Port Centre, which was run by West Lothian Leisure, provided facilities for sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and windsurfing on the loch prior to the closure of the building in 2021.