866 L O C 
LOCH SLEP'IN, a bay on the fouth coaft of the ifland 
of Skye. Lat. 57. 8. N. Ion. 6. W. 
LOCH SLIGACHAN', a bay on the eaft coaft of the 
Ifle of Skye: one mile fouth of Torrimore Head. Lat. 57. 
20. N. Ion. 6. 3. W. 
LOCH SNI'ZORT, a large bay on the north coaft of 
the illand of Skye, between Ru Borniflag and Vaternifh 
Point. Lat. 58. 32. N. Ion. 6. 25. W. 
LOCH SPEL'VE, a bay on the eaft coaft of the ifland 
of Mull. Lat. 56. 27. N. Ion. 6. 4.6. W. 
LOCH STAF'FIN, a bay on the north-eaft coaft of the 
Ifle of Skye: fix miles fouth-eaft of Ruhunilh. Lat. 57. 
37. N. Ion. 6. 10. W. 
LOCH STOCK'ENISH, a bay on the fouth-eaft coaft 
of Harris. Lat. 57. 46. N. Ion. 6. 49. W.. 
LOCK STOR'NAWAY, a bay on the eaft coaft of the 
ifland of Lewis, fouth of Stornaway. Lat. 58. 11. N. 
Ion. 6. 16. W. 
LOCK STRATII'BEG, a bay on the north-eaft coaft 
of the county of Aberdeen: two miles weft of Rattery 
Head. 
LOCH STREV'IN, a bay of Scotland, on the coaft of 
the county of Argyle, north of the ifland of Bute. Lat. 
55. 53. N. Ion. 4. 45. W. 
LOCH SU'NART, a bay on the weft coaft of Scotland, 
fifteen miles long, and one broad : twenty-two miles fouth- 
weft of Fort William. Lat. 56. 39. N. Ion. of the mouth, 
5. 58. W. 
LOCH SWI'NE. See Loch Achastiel, p. 861. 
LOCH TA'IN, a bay of Scotland, in the north part of 
the ifland of Arran : five miles north of Brodick. 
LOCH TAR'BET, a bay on the weft coaft of the ifland 
of Jura. Lat. 56. 1. N. Ion. of the entrance, 5. 5. W. 
LOCH TAR'BET (Eaft), a bay of Loch Fyne, on the 
coaft of Argyle, at the northern extremity of the penin- 
fula of Kintyre, with a village called Eaft Tarbet: thirty- 
feven miles fouth of Inverary, and thirty-five north of 
Campbelton. 
LOCH TAR'BET (Weft), an arm of the fea, about 
feven miles long, and one broad, at the north extremity 
of Kintyre, with a village called Weft Tarbet, about a 
mile from Eaft Tarbet. Lat. 55. 48. N. Ion. of the mouth, 
5. 30. W. 
LOCH TAR'BET, a bay on the fouth-eaft coaft of 
Scotland, which divides that part of the ifland of Lewis, 
called The Lewis, from that part called Harris ; divided 
from Weft Loch Tarbet by a narrow ifthmus of land : 
twenty miles foutli-weft of Stornaway. Lat. 57. 50. N. 
Ion. 6. 44. W. 
LOCH TAR'BET (Weft), a bay on the north-weft 
coaft of the ifland of Lewis, feparated from Tarbet Loch 
by an ifthmus of land. Lat. 57. 53. N. Ion. 6. 54. W. 
LOCH TA'Y, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Perth. It abounds with fifli, fuch as pike, falmon, perch, 
trout, lampreys, eels. See. At the end of the loch is an 
ifland, on which was once a priory 5 fome of the ruins are 
yet vifible. It is twenty-four miles north-weft of Perth. 
LOCH TE'AGUS, a bay on the weft coaft of Scot¬ 
land, a little to the fouth of Loch Sunatt. 
LOCH TER'RIDON, a bay on the weft coaft of Scot¬ 
land. In the year 1773, it is faid that the herrings fvvam 
fo thick in this loch, that the boats of about 250 buffes, 
all having two, and many three, together with an immenfe 
number of country boats, from twelve to twenty barrels 
burthen, were often twice loaded in a night, and fre¬ 
quently they were obliged to cut the taves (cords by 
which the nets are kept together) of their nets, leave part 
of them in the water, and carry the reft on thore to be 
emptied, being 10 loaded that they could not carry the 
•whole at one time. They continued there for two months. 
Lat. 57. 36. N. Ion. 5. 47. W. 
LOCH TI'ERKILL, a bay on the weft coaft of the 
ifland of Mull. Lat. 56 20. N. Ion. 6. 21. W. 
LOCH TOL'LIE, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Argyle : eleven miles north-north-eaft of Glenorchy. 
L O C 
LOCH TROI'G, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Invernefs : fourteen miles eaft of Fort William. 
LOCH TU'A, a bay on the weft coaft of the Mull, 
formed by the ifland of Uiva. Lat. 56.32.N. Ion. 6.14. W. 
LOCH TU'A, or Broad Bay, a large bay or inlet of 
the fea, on the eaft coaft of the ifland of Lewis, about ten 
miles in length, and four in breadth: eaft of Stornaway. 
Lat. 58. 16. N. Ion. 6. 12. W. 
LOCH TUM'EL, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Perth : five miles fouth of Blair Athol. 
LOCH TUN'AG, a bay on the weft coaft of Scotland, 
the fouth-eaft continuation of Loch Ewe, with which it 
communicates. 
LOCH TUR'RET, a lake of Scotland, in the county 
of Perth : five miles north-north-weft of Crieff. 
LOCH TUS'CAG, a bay on the weft coaft of Scotland. 
Lat. 57. 20. N. Ion. 5. 48. W. 
LOCH VACK', a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Perth : three miles fouth-fouth-weft of Blair Athol. 
LOCH VAL'ICAN, a lake of Scotland, in the county 
of Perth : fix miles eaft of Blair Athol. 
LOCH UI'LK, a bay on the fouth coaft of the ifland 
of Mull. Lat. 56. 24. N. Ion. 5.49. W. 
LOCH VOI'L, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Perth : feventeen miles weft of Crieff. 
LOCH VRI'NE, a lake on the weft coaft of Scotland, 
in the county of Rofs: fix miles long and half a mile 
wide. It is twenty-five mile weft-north-weft of Dingwal. 
LOCH VROTACHAN', a lake of Scotland, in the 
fouth-weft part of Aberdeenfhire : feven miles fouth of 
Caftleton of Braemar. 
LOCH USKF.BA'GH, a bay on the eaft coaft of Ben- 
becula. Lat. 57.25. N. Ion. 7. 12. W. 
LOCH USS'IE, a lake of Scotland, in the county of 
Rofs: two miles weft of Dingwal. 
LOCH WAT'TEN, a lake of Scotland, in the county 
of Caithnefs : feven miles weft of Wick. 
LOCH YE'BEN, a lake on the weft coaft of Scotland, 
on the north fide of Loch Terridon. 
LO'CHA, in ancient geography, a large city of Africa, 
which was taken and plundered by Scipio’s foldiers. 
LOCHA'BER, a diftrift of the fhire of Invernefs in 
Scotland. It is bounded by Moydart on the weft, Glen- 
gary on the north, Badenoch on the eaft, and Lorn on the 
fouth. It derives its name from the Lake or Loch Aber ; 
and extends about twenty miles from eaft to weft, and 
thirty from north to fouth. The country is barren, bleak, 
mountainous, and rugged. Near the mouth of the river 
Aber, in the centre between the Weft and North High¬ 
lands, Hands Fort William, with the town of Maryburgh, 
built upon a navigable arm of the fea, not far from the 
foot of Benevis. Lochaber is inhabited moftly by the Mac¬ 
donalds, Camerons, and Mackintofhes. The caftle of 
Macdonald of Giengary, in this diftriiSt, was burnt to the 
ground in the year 1715, in confequence of his declaring 
for the Pretender: the elegant houle and gardens belong¬ 
ing to Cameron of Lochiel underwent the fame fate, for 
the fame reafon, in the year 1746. 
LO'CHE, or Loach. See Cobitis. 
LO'CHEM, a town of Holland, in the department of 
Guelderland, on the Borkel: ten miles eaft of Zutphen. 
LOCHER MOSS', a morafs of Scotland, in the county 
of Dumfries, ten miles long, and three broad. From the 
vaft oak-trees that are dug up, it is evident, that this mo- 
rafs has been at fome diftant period a great foreft. Ca¬ 
noes and anchors have been frequently found here; and, 
as the prefent morafs is but little elevated, it appears pro¬ 
bable it has been once covered by the fea. 
LO'CHES, a to wn of France, and principal place of a 
diftrieft, in the department of the Indre and Loire. This 
town, with the reft of Touraine, formerly belonged to the 
kings of England. Here is a caftle, ftanding on a rock, 
formerly a very important fortification. In this caftle are, 
or were, four ranges of fubterraneous paftages, running 
over each other, in the uppermoft of which Lewis Srorza, 
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