Duddingston Loch

Duddingston Loch
View of the loch
Location	Edinburgh
Coordinates	55°56′N 3°09′W / 55.94°N 3.15°W / 55.94; -3.15Coordinates: 55°56′N 3°09′W / 55.94°N 3.15°W / 55.94; -3.15
Type	Freshwater pond
Primary outflows	Braid Burn
Catchment area	Arthur's Seat
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. depth	3 metres (9.8 ft)

Duddingston Loch is a loch located in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, below Arthur's Seat. It is part of a nature reserve, being important for wildfowl, herons and the great crested grebe, as well as swans and ducks. It is the only natural loch in Edinburgh, and the largest in Holyrood Park.

Henry Raeburn's famous painting The Skating Minister is set on Duddingston Loch. The loch used to be a popular venue for skaters, with the Edinburgh Skating Club meeting there, but is now rarely sufficiently iced.

There are carp in the loch, allegedly reaching up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) in size, as well as populations of roach, perch and pike.

In 1778, a hoard of fifty-three Late Bronze Age weapons was dredged from the loch; it is now held by the National Museum of Scotland.