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Recommended by 44 out of 45 people
Location: Northfield/Willowbrae, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
St Margaret's Loch right under Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park is a tranquil place to visit. Get ready for wild birds and swans' kisses.
February 15, 2022
St Margaret's Loch is a shallow man-made lochan to the south of Queen's Drive. It is around 500m east of Holyrood Palace, and about 100m north of the ruin of St Anthony's Chapel. Once a boggy marshland, the loch was formed in 1856 as part of Prince Albert's improvement plans for the area surrounding the palace. The loch has been used as a boating pond but is now home to a strong population of ducks, geese, and swans.
May 22, 2023
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