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The '''Lake of [[Menteith]]''', oralso known as '''Loch Inchmahome''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: "''Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig"''), is a [[loch]] in [[Scotland]], located on the [[Carse|Carse]] of Stirling]], (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers [[River Forth|Forth]] and [[River Teith|Teith]], upstream offrom [[Stirling]]).<ref name="bathy">{{cite Untilbook the|last1=John early|first1=Murray 19th|last2=Lawrence century, the more|first2=Pullar|title=Bathymetrical usual Scottish nameSurvey of '''Loch of Menteith''' was used. On the BlaeuFresh-Water AtlasLochs of Scotland, 1654,1897-1909 itLochs isof namedthe asForth LochBasin IncheVolume mahumo.II The- only settlementLake of anyMenteith|url=https://maps.nls.uk/bathymetric/text/page/859|date=1910 size|publisher=National onChallenger theOfficer|location=National LakeLibrary of MenteithScotland|page=16|access-date=12 isMay [[Port of Menteith]].2018}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name="britlakes">{{cite journalweb|magazinetitle=The ScotsLake Magazineof Menteith|volumeurl=74http://www.britishlakes.info/24919-lake-of-menteith-central|website=British Lakes|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref>
publisher=D.C. Thomson|year=1960|page=374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MY4eAQAAMAAJ|title=Why is the Lake of Menteith a lake and not a Loch?}}</ref>
 
==Name==
There are a number of small islands in the loch. On the largest, [[Inchmahome]], is [[Inchmahome Priory]], an ancient [[monastery]]. The [[priory]] served as refuge to [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], in 1547. She was only four years old at the time and stayed for three weeks after the disastrous [[Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]] in September of that year.
Until the early 19th century, the loch was more commonly known by the Scottish name, “Loch of Menteith”, although, on the 1654 map, ''Blaeu Atlas of Scotland'', it is identified as “Loch Inche Mahumo”. The only settlement of any size on the Loch of Menteith is the [[Port of Menteith]].<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=The Scots Magazine|volume=74| publisher=D.C. Thomson |year=1960|page=374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MY4eAQAAMAAJ|title=Why is the Loch of Menteith a loch and not a Lake?}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
The Loch is not particularly deep and can freeze over completely in exceptionally cold winters. If the ice becomes thick enough &mdash; at least {{convert|7|in|cm}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8439865.stm|title=Curlers prepare for 'Grand Match'|work=BBC News|accessdate=5 January 2010 | date=5 January 2010}}</ref> &mdash; an outdoor [[curling]] tournament called The [[Bonspiel]] or the [[Grand Match]] is held on the loch. The event can attract thousands of curlers despite its rarity. The last Grand Match was held in 1979. The planned 2010 Bonspiel was abandoned on health and safety grounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8448669.stm|title=Grand Match off over safety fears|work=BBC News|accessdate=9 January 2010 | date=8 January 2010}}</ref>
There are a number of small islands in the loch. On the largest, [[Inchmahome]], is [[Inchmahome Priory]], an ancient [[monastery]]. The [[priory]] served as refuge to [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], in 1547. She was only four years old at the time and stayed for three weeks after the disastrous [[Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]] in September of that year. The loch is not particularly deep and can freeze over completely in exceptionally cold winters. If the ice becomes thick enough, at least {{convert|7|in|cm}},<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8439865.stm|title=Curlers prepare for 'Grand Match'|work=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2010 | date=5 January 2010}}</ref> an outdoor [[curling]] tournament called the [[Bonspiel]] (or the [[Grand Match]]) is held on the loch. The event can attract thousands of curlers even though it is held very infrequently. The last Grand Match was held in 1979. The Bonspiel that had been planned for 2010 was abandoned on health and safety grounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8448669.stm|title=Grand Match off over safety fears|work=BBC News|access-date=9 January 2010 | date=8 January 2010}}</ref>
 
[[File:Curling on Lake of Menteith - geograph.org.uk - 1756810.jpg|thumb|left|Curling on Lake of Menteith]]
The Lake of Menteith is often thought of as the only body of water in [[Scotland]] that is referred to as a [[lake]]. Actually, there are others, some of which are artificial bodies: [[Pressmennan Lake]], the [[Lake of the Hirsel]], Lake Louise (within the grounds of [[Skibo Castle]]), Raith Lake in [[Kirkcaldy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raithlake.com/ |title=Raith Lake Trout Fishery |publisher=Raithlake.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> Upper Lake and Kelly Lake (both near [[Haddo House]]), Pitfour Lake, and Cally Lake (near [[Gatehouse of Fleet]]). There is also a sea bay near [[Kirkcudbright]] known as Manxman's Lake. Nearly all other major bodies of water in Scotland are known as [[loch]]s.
The Lake of Menteith is often thought of as the only body of water in [[Scotland]] that is referred to as a [[lake]]. Actually, there are several others, some of which have been artificially created: [[Pressmennan Lake]], [[East Lothian]]; the [[Lake of the Hirsel]], [[Berwickshire]]; Lake Louise (within the grounds of [[Skibo Castle]], [[Sutherland]]); Raith Lake, [[Fife]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raithlake.com/ |title=Raith Lake Trout Fishery |publisher=Raithlake.com |access-date=2012-11-06}}</ref> Upper Lake and Kelly Lake (both near [[Haddo House]], [[Aberdeenshire]]); Pitfour Lake and Cally Lake (near [[Gatehouse of Fleet]], [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]). There is also a sea bay near [[Kirkcudbright]] known as Manxman's Lake. Nearly all other major bodies of water in Scotland are known as [[loch]]s.
 
The unusual name “Lake of Menteith” is believed to be due to the UK Government's Ordnance Survey in 1838 who mapped the area for the first time, and identified it as a “lake” because it was referred to as a lake in literature that was prominent at the time.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023|reason=The issue of the etymology of the name is a complicated one, and subject to [https://clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JSNS/article/view/132 scholarly debate]. A citation is needed for this statement, or a better explanation of the different viewpoints on its name is required.}}
This unusual name is believed to be due to a corruption by 16th-century Dutch cartographers of the [[Scots language|Lowland Scots]] ''Laich o Menteith'', where "laich" simply means "low place".
 
==Malling Roman Fort==
 
There was a [[Castra|Roman fort]] at a site associated with the [[Gask Ridge]], to the west of the lake. The Romans may have referred to the site as "Lindon".<ref>{{cite web |title=Gazetteer |url=http://www.theromangaskproject.org/?page_id=39 |website=Roman Gask Project |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> It was discovered by David Wilson<ref>{{cite news |title=AARG Conversation N o 3: David Wilson and Rog Palmer: 29 July 1998 |url=http://www.univie.ac.at/aarg/files/03_Publications/AARG%20News/AARG%20News%2017.PDF#page=41 |access-date=30 June 2018 |agency=AARGnews 17 |date=September 1998}}</ref> and [[Kenneth St Joseph]] in 1968 when they were conducting an aerial survey of [[Flanders Moss]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Menteith, Malling Glen Fort and Marching Camps |url=http://roman-britain.co.uk/places/menteith.htm |website=Roman Britain |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> After taking aerial photographs, they assessed the site by measuring resistance and magnetic susceptibility at ground level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malling |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/24065/malling |website=Canmore |publisher=Historic Environment Scotland |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Gask Ridge.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3|Forts and ''Fortlets'' associated with the [[Gask Ridge]] from south to north<ref>{{cite web |title=Gask Ridge |url=https://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/Gask_Ridge/68RAcyNjfG |website=Scribble Maps |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref> [[Balmuildy]], [[Cadder]], [[Castlecary]], [[Mumrills]], [[Camelon]], [[Drumquhassle]], '''Malling''', [[Doune]], ''[[Glenbank]]'', [[Bochastle]], [[Ardoch Roman Fort|Ardoch]], ''[[Sheilhill]]'', [[Strageath]], [[Dalginross]], ''[[Midgate]]'', [[Bertha]], [[Fendoch]], [[Cargill]], [[Cardean]], '''[[Inchtuthil]]''', ''[[Inverquharity]]'', [[Stracathro]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Gask Ridge Map |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/gask-ridge |website=HeritageDaily |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref> ]]
 
==In popular culture==
In 2020, the lake was featured in the [[BBC]] programme ''[[Springwatch]]'', presented by wildlife photographer [[Gordon Buchanan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Springwatch:Episode 8 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jr7q/springwatch-2020-episode-8 |website=Springwatch |access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref>
 
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100407185448/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/perthshire/featured-sites/inchmahome-priory.html Inchmahome Priory on Mysterious Britain]
* [http://www.menteith-fisheries.co.uk/ The Lake of Menteith Fisheries]
* [https://www.portofmenteithvillagehall.com/ Port of Menteith Village Hall]
 
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