Bearsden & District

Ardinning Loch

Photographs of Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve and Surroundings

Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve

Located two miles north of Milngavie with access from a layby on the A81

There is a 1.5km nature trail and also a longer route of 3.5km over the moors

- both marked with posts.

Loch Ardinning is a Dam.

Built in 1796 to serve Mills in the Blane Valley.

Ardinning Loch

Dumgoyne and Campsie Fells

from Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve

Muirhouse Farm beneath Campsie Fells

Dumgoyne and Campsie Fells

from above Ardinning Loch

Fin Glen and Crow Road in the Campsie Fells

Campsie Fells

Cairn in Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve

and the Campsie Fells

Part of the nearby rock formation used to be called Cat Craig,
derived from the ancient British and Gaelic words meaning ‘battle rock’.

The earliest known historical reference to the area
concerns the Battle of Ardunnion about AD570
when Gwallawg and his brother kings of Cumbria
fought and defeated Hussa the son of the king of Bernicia.

A fierce battle was fought between Cat Craig and the Blane Water.

Battle of Ardunnion

Battle signpost in Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve and the Campsie Fells

Battle signpost in Ardinning Loch Wildlife Reserve

The earliest known historical reference to the area
concerns the Battle of Ardunnion about AD570
when Gwallawg and his brother kings of Cumbria
fought and defeated Hussa the son of the king of Bernicia.

A fierce battle was fought between Cat Craig and the Blane Water.