Photographs
of the Seven Lochs Trail from Hogganfield
Loch
Outward leg via Frankfield Loch and Gartloch
Return leg via Bishop Loch and Provan Hall
Swans at Hogganfield
Loch.
Hogganfield Loch is part of a series of kettle ponds in the area that date from the last ice age. Hogganfield Loch is part of a public park and bird sanctuary. Hogganfield Loch is the source of the Molendinar Burn, a key influence in the siting of the City of Glasgow by St Kentigern. Hogganfield is 4–5 miles from the city centre of Glasgow |
Map of Hogganfield Loch
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Cardowan Moss
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Frankfield
Loch
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Map of
Frankfield Loch
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Woodlands
on route to Gartloch
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Wetland
area around one of the Gartloch Pools
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The
derelict Gartloch Hospital
former mental health facility a category "A" listed building |
Former
nurses quarters
at Gartloch Hospital |
Crossing
M73
on approach to Drumpellier Park |
Map
of Drumpellier Country Park
Drumpellier lies to the west of Coatbridge. The park was formerly a private estate and given in 1919 to the Burgh of Coatbridge for use as a public park. It was designated a country park in 1984. Drumpellier Country Park contains two natural lochs ( one being a Site of Special Scientific Interest - SSSI ), lowland heath, mixed woodlands and open grassland. The Monklands Canal lies towards the southern perimeter of the park. The lochs and the canal attract a large number of water birds, both resident ( such as swans and mallard ducks ) and over-wintering migrants, and the loch shores and woodland floor provide an abundance of wild flora. The woodlands are also rich in bird life, small wild animals and many types of fungi. |
Swans
at Drumpellier
Country Park
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Gartloch
Hospital beyond Bishop Loch
Bishops of Glasgow built a palatial retreat here 700 years ago. |
Pond
at Auchinlea Park at Easterhouse
Principal attractions in the park are two category "A" listed buildings the 18th century Provan Hall and Blochairn House. |
Provan
Hall at Auchinlea Park
Considered to be the best-preserved medieval, fortified, country house in Scotland |
Map of
the 7 Lochs Trail
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