Shirley Walsh kindly sent me a couple of messages that largely correspond with what Alex Bell posted. I haven't looked up Waterloo Plantation. How does it relate to Black Loch Plantation? >From: "scotire" <scotire@internode.on.net> >To: <mrichson@ix.netcom.com> >Subject: Fw: Black Loch in Monreith Park. NLS OS 6" 1843-1882 map. >Now in Waterloo Plantation ? >Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 06:09:26 +0930 > >Dear Mary, > >The Black Loch of Myrton may now be in, and part of, Waterloo Plantation. > >The nearest photo I could find of it, comparing it with the map, is at - > ><http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2918342>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2918342 > >Regards, > >Shirley > > >>From: "scotire" <scotire@internode.on.net> >>To: <mrichson@ix.netcom.com> >>Subject: Black Loch in Monreith Park. NLS OS 6" 1843-1882 map >>Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 17:13:46 +0930 >> >>Just a note to say that the Black Loch is in Monreith Park, east of >>Monreith House. >> >>It is shown on the N.L.S. Ord.Survey 6" 1843-1882 >>map: >><file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Mary2\My%20Documents\Docs-M\EUDORA\attach\a%20Black%20Loch%20in%20Monreith%20Park,%20east%20of%20Monreith%20House.%20map.jpg>a >>Black Loch in Monreith Park, east of Monreith House. map.jpg >> >>You may be able to click on the google satellite map, but not sure. >> >>Regards, >> >>Shirley Walsh At 03:00 AM 9/6/2013, "Alex Bell" <alexbell@argonet.co.uk> wrote: >I followed the lead in the report, namely that it is (or was, as it has >been drained for many years) the Black Loch of Myrton, now the Black Loch >Plantation. It further south than Mary suggested, being SE of Port >William, south of White Loch of Myrton, and north of Monreith. The OS grid >reference is NX 3612 4280, or alternatively put the coordinates >236120,542800 into the search boxes on www.old-maps.co.uk; see also >http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62815/details/black+loch+of+myrton/&biblio=more#books > >Alex Bell > > > Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:41:48 -0400 > > From: Mary Richardson <mrichson@ix.netcom.com> > > Subject: [WIG LIST] First Scottish Iron Age 'loch village' found > in Wigtownshire > > > > I'm sure our local listers know about this, but the news even made it > > across the pond to me! > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23896997 > > ... > > There are several Black Lochs in D&G. I assume this find is in > > Mochrum. Locals, is this the correct Black Loch? > > http://tinyurl.com/jw7fwhu....