This may be another of the many small lochs or lochans drained over the years to provide land for farming.

In 1832 Thomson's map shows a small loch at Carcluie.

The 1857 OS map records only a small loch at the site.

Near to where I live, in Caithness, there is a small loch, ideal for a quick cast if time is short.

One for every day of the year, with many of these islands hosting small lochs of their own.

Loughgall was named after a small nearby loch.

To my right was the small loch, edged with deep reedy banks of moss and thymy turf.

It was one of several small lochs within the Parish of Ochiltree.

It consists of three small lochs important for a variety of waterfowl species.

It had several small lochs, and a handful of villages (described as townships on the map) around its coast.