lochans

Noun

lochan (plural lochans)

1. (Scotland) A small loch (lake)
   • The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 23