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'''Loch Ore''' is a [[loch]] situated in [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lochore Meadows Country Park|url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/lochore-meadows-country-park-p263121|website=Visit Scotland|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref> It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially [[yachting]], although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic.
The Roman General Agricola held winter quarters in A.D.83 on the edge of Loch Ore, soon after his invasion of Britain and before proceeding to meet [[Calgacus]] at the battle of Mons Graupius.<ref>The Centenary Memorial to Sir Walter Scott by C S M Lockhart 1871 p.63</ref> The original loch was drained in the 1790s when the landowner, Captain Park, attempted to improve the estate and extend cultivation.  The project was not a success and the land formerly occupied by the loch remained boggy and difficult to exploit commercially.  The loch gradually returned in the mid 20th century, during the period when Lochore Meadows was a coal mine, and the mineral railway serving the pithead became an embankment surrounded by water.  The return of the loch was due to subsidence caused by mining, and the 'new' loch occupies a different site from the original one. The loch is now stabilised but its depth still fluctuates.  The islands in the loch are the remains of the former railway embankment.
The loch is the training site of many sports teams, including the University of St Andrews Boat Club.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Boat Club Home|url=https://www.ustaboatclub.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=University of St Andrews Boat Club}}</ref>  The loch holds many events, such as the annual '''Scottish Open Water Championships''' where the swimmers compete in a 5&nbsp;km, 2&nbsp;km and 4×1&nbsp;km relay swim, and Saints Regatta in September, run by the students of the University of St Andrews Boat Club.
==See also==
* [[List of lochs in Scotland]]
==References==
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[[Category:Lochs of Fife|Ore]]
[[Category:Freshwater lochs of Scotland|Ore]]
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