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Asgog Loch is a natural freshwater loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Tighnabruaich, on the Cowal peninsula. The loch was dammed during the 19th century to create an impounding reservoir for the supply of freshwater to the Low Mills of the nearby gunpowder mills at Millhouse (the Kames Powder Works).[2]

Asgog Loch
Asgog Castle and Loch.
Asgog Loch
Location	Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Coordinates	55.884162°N 5.2824952°W / 55.884162; -5.2824952, grid reference NR94807054
Type	Freshwater Loch and Reservoir.
Basin countries	Scotland, United Kingdom.
Max. length	2,285 feet (696 m)
Max. width	1,235 feet (376 m)
Surface area	250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft)[1]
Water volume	450,000 m3 (360 acre⋅ft)[1]

The remains of three crannogs, or artificial islands, have been observed within the loch on occasions when the water level has been lowered.[3][4]

Asgog Castle, situated on the northwest shore of the loch, was once the home of a cadet branch of Clan Lamont. It was first recorded in 1581, but may be mid-15th-century in date. In 1646, the castle was besieged and eventually destroyed by Clan Campbell, during the conflict now known as the Dunoon massacre. Only three walls of the keep are now standing; of the courtyard, there are no identifiable remains.[5][6]

See also

• List of lochs in Scotland
• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

Sources

External links

• Map sources for Asgog Loch
• Media related to Asgog Loch at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Asgog Castle at Wikimedia Commons

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