Martnaham, Loch, a lake on the mutual border of Coylton and Dalrymple parishes, Ayrshire, 4¾ miles SE of Ayr. Lying 290 feet above sea-level, it has an utmost length and breadth of 1¼ and ¼ mile; contains a wooded islet, with ivy-clad ruins of an ancient manorhouse; abounds in pike and perch, with a few trout; is frequented by wild geese, wild ducks, teals, and widgeons; receives two streamlets, one of them from Lochs Fergus and Snipe to the NW; and sends off a third 3 miles south-westward to the river Doon near Dalrymple church.Ord. Sur., sh. 14, 1863.
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