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"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink."
The above quote is from epic poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (1798) by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and was one of my favourite compulsorily reads from school.
As you may know I live in Scotland, and in particular in Kirkcaldy, a coastal town in the Kingdom of Fife.
Did you know we have our own Nessie?
Look below and can you see the tell-tale three shapes of Nessie?
Well thanks to the weekly contest from @qurator I can show you our local lake.
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Sat 12 April 2025 1:28pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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The body of water is our Raith Lake on the old Raith estate.
If you thought that Scotland had lochs and not lakes, then you will mostly be right!
There are over thirty thousand lochs in Scotland! In fact they count it as 31,460 freshwater lochs (or bodies of standing water).
The water we see is Raith Lake
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Sat 25 October 2025 12:28pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
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It is an articficial body of water that was built for the toffs in Raith Estate to enjoy.
Did you know there is only one natural lake in Scotland.
This is not one of them, it is one of a handful of man-made lakes.
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Sat 25 October 2025 12:28pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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It used to be a beautifully stocked trout lake, but four years ago the landowner dropped the water level to avoid paying taxes, as a result the couple who ran the fishing business said it was no longer viable and the pier was left to rot. The boats were all taken away too.
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Sat 25 October 2025 12:26pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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You can see the concrete foundations where the building stood on.
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Sat 25 October 2025 12:25pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
ƒ/1.7
1/1828
2.02 mm
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You still get the odd fisherman and we are forever throwing away their discarded line, plastic and general rubbish. The lake is home to swans and birds, but these fuckers don't care!
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Sat 25 October 2025 12:28pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
ƒ/2.8
1/267
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You can walk all around the lake, it is more of a fluffing hike and this is the view from the other side, and as this is Wednesday I shall participate in the #wednesdaywalk challenge from @tattoodjay
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Sat 25 October 2025 13:34pm Raith Lake, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
ƒ/1.7
1/6494
2.02 mm
ISO54
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12.5 MP
4080 × 3072
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If you want to see why I am showing you a Wings picture then I implore you to go read ... Qurator's Photo Quest | Lakes
Yes I am sharing a picture with the theme Lakes
Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day and week too!
All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated. All photos captured with my Google Pixel 9 XL Pro on the dates and locations indicated in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
@tengolotodo December 3rd 2025
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