St Mary’s Loch
St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south side of the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about 72 kilometres south of Edinburgh.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dryhope Tower and Ettrick Shepherd Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowerhope and Cappercleuch.
St Mary’s Loch
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to Yarrow Water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.48811° or 55° 29′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.18269° or 3° 10′ 58″ west
Elevation
1,467 feet (447 metres)
Open location code
9C7RFRQ8+6W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“St Mary’s Loch” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St Mary’s Loch”
- Cebuano: “Saint Marys Loch”
- Danish: “St. Mary’s Loch”
- French: “St Mary’s Loch”
- German: “St Mary’s Loch”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St Mary’s Loch”
- Slovenian: “St. Mary’s Loch”
- Swedish: “Saint Marys Loch”
- Welsh: “Loch Santes Fair”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Crosscleuch and Hopehouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: March Wood and St Mary’s Hall.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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