A 2 mile inland loch at Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Originally part of an estate of the same name, but now administered by Clyde-Muirshiel Regional Park[1] as a watersports centre. An RSPB bird sanctuary is located on the loch's northern shore. Lochwinnoch is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, located on the banks of the Castle Semple Loch. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ...

The ruins of a small sixteenth century collegiate church, in the care of Historic Scotland[2], can be found on the southern shore. Impressive gate-arches and a small temple building are all that remains of the original eighteenth century Castle Semple estate. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... A collegiate church was a church served and administered by a body of canons or prebendaries, similar to a cathedral, although they were not the seat of a bishop. ... Kihryuzan Senjo-ji Temple, by Toyota Kokai (1780-1850) The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...