Asgog Loch
Not to be confused with Loch Ascog on Bute.
National grid reference NR94807054
| Asgog Castle andLoch | |
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| Location | Tighnabruaich, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′02″N 5°16′54″W / 55.8839°N 5.2818°WCoordinates: 55°53′02″N 5°16′54″W / 55.8839°N 5.2818°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 250000 sq. metres |
| Water volume | 450000 cubic metres |
| Surface elevation | 54 metres |
Asgog Loch is a natural loch, situated about 4 km south-west of Tighnabruaich, which was dammed to create an impounding reservoir for the supply of freshwater to the Low Mills of the nearby gunpowder mills at Millhouse (The Kames Powder Works). [1]
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