Yetholm Loch is a loch near Kelso, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.
There was a tower on an island in Yetholm Loch which could be reached via a causeway. The tower was destroyed by the Earl of Surrey on the night of 17 May 1523.
The loch lies in a crescent-shaped valley, at the edge of the Cheviot Hills. The southern end of the loch is swamp, but it gradually gives way to fen and willow scrub.
Yetholm Loch has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by NatureScot.
References
See also
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh List of places in the Scottish Borders
External links RCAHMS record of Loch Tower, Yetholm Loch Scottish Borders Council: Standing Open Water Habitat Action Plan Scottish Environment Protection Agency: Catchment Pollution Reduction Programme under Directive 78/659.EEC