Crosshill Loch is an impounding reservoir, located 1 kilometre south of the centre of Campbeltown, and is the source of water for the town's Whisky Distilleries: Springbank, Glengyle and Glen Scotia.[1] The earthen dam is 14.3 metres high. Records show the dam was constructed prior to 1868.

Crosshill Loch
Photographer Johnny Durnan
Crosshill Loch is located in Argyll and Bute
Crosshill Loch
Crosshill Loch
LocationCampbeltown, Scotland
Coordinates55°24′49″N 5°36′35″W / 55.4135°N 5.6096°W / 55.4135; -5.6096
grid reference NR71771921
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area78,300 m2 (843,000 sq ft)
Water volume172,000 m3 (139 acre⋅ft)

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