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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, outflows to Yarrow Water
- Also known as: “Saint Marys Loch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dryhope Tower and Ettrick Shepherd Monument.
Dryhope Tower
Ruins
Dryhope Tower is a ruined Scottish peel tower in the valley of the Yarrow Water, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now part of the Scottish Borders.
Ettrick Shepherd Monument
Memorial
Photo: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ettrick Shepherd Monument is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowerhope and Cappercleuch.
Bowerhope
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowerhope is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the banks of St Mary's Loch in Ettrick Forest.
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…
Dryhope
Hamlet
Dryhope is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by St. Mary's Loch, on the A708. Known for its rolling green hills and ample walking paths. Also home of St Mary's Loch, the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders.
St Mary’s Loch
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.48813° or 55° 29′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.18263° or 3° 10′ 58″ westElevation
1,467 feet (447 metres)Open location code
9C7RFRQ8+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 5252601OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2638731Wikidata ID
Q338446
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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”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crosscleuch and Hopehouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include March Wood and St Mary’s Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Mary’s Loch”. Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.