the castle. It had timber steps leading up the steep slope back to the castle but most water was taken up by crane. It was in ruins by the seventeenth century and little remains today. 19th century Although the Nor Loch was drained during the 19th century, neither its legacy nor its name are entirely forgotten. During the construction of Waverley station and the railway lines through the area, a number of bones were uncovered. Princes Street Gardens were created in the 1820s and now occupy much of the loch's former extent. Other lost lochs in Edinburgh The Nor Loch is not the only "lost loch" in the city. Another example is Gogarloch in the South Gyle area. Like the Nor Loch, this was mostly marshland, rather than a true loch. It was reclaimed for a park, housing and to build the railway to the Forth Bridge. The Meadows, a large open park immediately to the south of the city centre, was once the Burgh Loch, occasionally referred to as the South Loch. Its name is remembered in the street called Boroughloch. Canonmills Loch once stretched from today's Dundas Street to Rodney Street. Duddingston Loch in Holyrood Park is the only remaining natural loch in the city while, also in the Park, are the artificial St Margaret's and Dunsapie Lochs. References Further reading Robertson and Wood, Castle And Town, Chapters In The History Of The Royal Burgh Of Edinburgh (Oliver And Boyd, 1928) History of Edinburgh Former lochs Old Town, Edinburgh