Nor Loch
Site in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not the End of the World | Hannah Ritchie | subject | The text describes Nor’ Loch as a central spot used as the city’s drainage site and a collection point for dead bodies. |
Not the End of the World — Hannah Ritchie (2024)
Source: Not the End of the World · Readwise highlight
A few centuries ago, one of Edinburgh’s central spots – Nor’ Loch – was the drainage site for the city’s waste, and even the collection point for dead bodies. A nauseating stench would fill the air.
- Role: subject
- In the book: The text describes Nor’ Loch as a central spot used as the city’s drainage site and a collection point for dead bodies. With coal fumes it helped give Edinburgh the name ‘Auld Reekie’.
- Why it matters: It is a brief illustration of historical urban air pollution, linked to the author’s own city.