Loch Skeen
Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, outflows south to Tail Burn
- Also known as: “Loch Skene”
Places of Interest
Highlights include White Coomb and Grey Mare’s Tail.
White Coomb
Peak
Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.
White Coomb is a hill in the Moffat Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Its broad summit is the highest point in the range and the registration county of Dumfriesshire, as well as being the fourth highest point in southern Scotland…
Grey Mare’s Tail
Waterfall
b Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.
Dob’s Linn
Valley
Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dob's Linn is a small steep valley in Dumfries and Galloway, just north of the A708 road between Moffat and Selkirk, in Scotland. It is part of the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Dob’s Linn is situated 1½ miles east of Loch Skeen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettrick and Cappercleuch.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ettrick is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located on the B709, around 17 miles south-west of the town of Selkirk. Ettrick is situated 6 miles east of Loch Skeen.
Cappercleuch
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cappercleuch is a settlement on the A708, at St. Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the historic county of Selkirkshire. Places nearby include Bowerhope Law, Craigierig, Deer Law, the Dryhope Tower, Ettrickbridge, the Ettrick Forest, the… Cappercleuch is situated 6 miles northeast of Loch Skeen.
Loch Skeen
- Category: lake
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.43469° or 55° 26′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.31258° or 3° 18′ 45″ westElevation
2,126 feet (648 metres)Open location code
9C7RCMMP+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 39436803OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Skeen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Skeen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Skeen”
- French: “Loch Skeen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Skeen”
- Swedish: “Loch Skeen”
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