sentences:  The loch was constructed there by co-operation between the Duke of Portland's factor and the local curling clubs.Newfarm Loch, which was once popular as a curling rink, was rented by several curling clubs,
  
  The loch site is still bordered by mature trees planted to provide shelter for the curlers.It is however surrounded on three sides by houses and apartments built between 1968 and the mid-1970s.