Loch o' th' Lowes (New Cumnock)

Loch o' th' Lowes
View of the loch from the Lochside House Hotel
Loch o' th' Lowes
LocationEast Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates55°24′18.6″N 4°12′33.7″W / 55.405167°N 4.209361°W / 55.405167; -4.209361
TypeFreshwater loch
Primary inflowsCreoch Loch, Lochill Burn, rainfall and runoff
Primary outflowsLochside Burn
Max. length600 m (2,000 ft)
Max. width550 m (1,800 ft)

The Loch o' th' Lowes, also called Lochside Loch or Meikle Creoch Loch, is a small freshwater loch near New Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of three linked lochs, the others being Creoch Loch and Black Loch. The name means "loch of the lochs", lowes being an obsolete plural of the word loch.