Lock Dhu Plantation

The Whispers of Charleston · Oct 18, 2026 · 3m

The Kirks, a very prominent South Carolina family, settled Loch Dhu Plantation in St. John's Parish. The name is a Scottish-Gaelic term meaning "black lake," and the plantation was named for just such a pond located on the property.

During the Civil War, Dr. Philip Sidney Kirk served as a surgeon for the Confederate forces. Loch Dhu served as a makeshift hospital and was used to nurse injured Confederate soldiers back to health. When Union troops arrived in the South, they generally burned everything in their path. Loch Dhu to the orders, and when the Union was no exception troops arrived…