lochan

Small highland lake

A lochan is a small lake or pond, used chiefly in Scottish English.

The word is a diminutive of loch: We stopped to rest beside a lochan in the hills.

Lochans are common features of the Scottish Highlands, often unnamed and tucked into moorland or between peaks.

Scottish

Highlands

Named elevated regions

glensNarrow mountain valleys
heatherMoorland flowering shrub
burnDamage by heat

moors · peat · Gaelic · croft · tarn · corrie · bothy · glen · hillwalking · grouse

freshwater

pond

Small still body

poolCollective fund or basin
tarnGlacial mountain pool
basinConcave water receptacle

watershed · spring · brook · stream · rainwater · aquatic · sediment · algae · riparian · reed

tranquil

stillness

Complete lack of motion

calmFree from agitation
peacefulFree from disturbance
sereneUntroubled and composed

placid · mirror · reflection · quietude · secluded · hidden · undisturbed · gentle · idyllic · pastoral

Opposites

size of body of water

lochanocean

Massive saltwater body

sea · loch · lake · inland sea · reservoir

water movement

lochanriver

Large flowing watercourse

stream · torrent · rapids · waterfall · current

land vs. water

Tall natural landmass

peak · hillock · knoll · moorland · ben

Phrases

Loch Ness MonsterLegendary Scottish lake creature
Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
Loch LomondScottish freshwater body, folk-song subject

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