Dinghies at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Dingies on Linllithgow Loch

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Fishing dingies for hire sit in front of the historic Royal palace of Linlithgow.

Before the Ice Age, the River Avon flowed through the spot where Linlithgow Loch is now situated, and on to join the Forth at Blackness. It was rediverted to Grangemouth by debris deposited by the ice as it melted and retreated. A large sheet of ice broke off and clay, sand and rock from the retreating glacier built up around it. When it melted, it formed a kettle hole - a hollow in the surrounding soil. The hole was filled with meltwater, creating the largest of only two natural lochs in the Lothians. The kettle hole gave the town its name: llyn - llaith - cau is Brythionic for 'loch in the damp hollow'. Despite being large, the loch is shallow, with an average depth of only 2.3 metres and a maximum depth of 9.2 metres.