Which Scottish loch is the third largest in Scotland after Loch Lomond and Loch Ness ?
Loch represents a borrowing of the Brythonic word into the Northumbrian dialect of Old English. Although there is no strict size definition, a small loch is often known as a lochan (so spelled also in Scottish Gaelic; in Irish it is spelled lochán). Perhaps the most famous Scottish loch is Loch Ness, although there are other large examples such as Loch Awe, Loch Lomond and Loch Tay. Examples of sea lochs in Scotland include Loch Long, Loch Fyne, Loch Linnhe, and Loch Eriboll. Some new reservoirs for hydroelectric schemes have been given names faithful to the names for natural bodies of
Loch Lomond Great Britain (after Loch Ness) by water volume. The loch contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles. Loch Lomond is a popular leisure destination and is featured in the song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond". The loch is surrounded by hills, including Ben Lomond on the eastern shore, which is in height and the most southerly of the Scottish Munro peaks. A 2005 poll of "Radio Times" readers voted Loch Lomond as the sixth greatest natural wonder in Britain. The depression in which Loch Lomond sits was carved out by glaciers during the