Loch Ryan

Loch Ryan is a Scottish sea loch that acts as an important natural harbour for shipping, providing calm waters for ferries operating between Scotland and .
Wikipedia
  • Bay
  • …is also known as “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Description: sea loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stranraer railway station and Castle of St John.

Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station that… is situated 1½ miles south of Loch Ryan.

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The , also known as Stranraer Castle… is situated 2 miles south of Loch Ryan.

Stadium
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is a public park and football stadium… is situated 2½ miles south of Loch Ryan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Leswalt.

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is a town in near the tip of southwest Scotland.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , south-west Scotland. is situated 2½ miles west of Loch Ryan.

Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the historical county of , , Scotland. is situated 3 miles north of Loch Ryan.

Loch Ryan

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Latitude
54.93333° or 54° 56′ north
Longitude
-5.03333° or 5° 2′ west
Open location code
9C6PWXM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2638915
Wiki­data ID
Q3835988

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Ryan” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Catalan: “Loch Ryan”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Ryan”
  • Chinese: “瑞安湖”
  • Chinese: “賴安灣”
  • Chinese: “赖安湾”
  • Cornish: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Dutch: “Loch Ryan”
  • French: “Loch Ryan”
  • German: “Loch Ryan”
  • Hebrew: “לוך ריאן”
  • Irish: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Irish: “Loch Ríoghaine”
  • Irish: “Loch Rìoghaine”
  • Italian: “Loch Ryan”
  • Japanese: “ライアン湖”
  • Manx: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Ryan”
  • Scots: “Loch Ryan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Rìoghaine”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Ryan”
  • Swedish: “Loch Ryan”
  • Ukrainian: “Лох-Раян”
  • Welsh: “Loch Rìoghain”
  • Welsh: “Loch Ryan”
  • “Loch Ryan - Loch Rìoghain”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West End and Sheuchan Parks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leffnoll Point and Cairnryan Ferry Port.

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