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Loch Brand or Loch of Boghall was a loch situated in a depression between the Grange Estate, Crummock, Hill of Beith Castle site and Boghall in the Parish of Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The loch was fed by the Grange Burn and surface runoff, such as from the old rig and furrows indicated by Roy's Maps of the mid 17th century.〔(William Roy's Map ) Retrieved : 2010-12-22〕 The loch was drained by the Boghall Burn that runs passed the 'Court Hill' and into Powgree Burn at Gateside. ==History== Loch Bran or Brand was the name by which the Loch of Boghall was formerly known.〔Arch & Hist Collections of relating to the counties of Ayr & Wigton. Page 28〕 The loch, drained in 1780, is one of the sources of the Powgree Burn and lay on the lands of Boghall and Hill of Beith. ;Crannog In the bottom of the loch piles or stakes of oak or elm have been found at various times and are thought that these may be the remains of crannogs or connected with fishing on the loch.〔〔Smith, Page 81〕 Dobie, writing in 1876 states that the loch was drained about 60 years ago, thus about 1826.〔Dobie, page 95〕 The 'cut' through the natural dam that once held back the loch waters below Boghall is clearly visible. The Boghall Burn runs from a drainage ditch through this 'cut'. ;Land improvements Land improvements and reclamation was taking place in many areas, for example in 1814 Barr Loch and the Aird Meadow was bunded and drained.〔(Scottish Natural Heritage ) Retrieved : 2010-10-24〕 Although the loch's drainage may have begun in the 15th century, Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton, was pursuing a number of agricultural improvements on his extensive estates in the 18th century and other landowners followed his example. Intensive drainage work may have taken place in the 1740s as part of the improvements undertaken to provide employment for Irish estate workers during the Irish potato famines of the 1740s and the mid 19th centuries. Many drainage schemes also date to the end of WWI when many soldiers returned en masse to civilian life.〔MacIntosh, Pages 37 & 39〕 The nearby placenames of Bogholm, Bogside and Boghall are self-evident as an indicators of the nature of the area.〔(Thomson's Map ) Retrieved : 2010-12-22〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loch Brand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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