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 Northern Ireland.- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Rìoghain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stranraer railway station and Castle of St John.
Stranraer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Loch Ryan.
Castle of St John
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 2 miles south of Loch Ryan.
Stair Park
Stadium
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. Stair Park is situated 2½ miles south of Loch Ryan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Leswalt.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 2½ miles west of Loch Ryan.
Cairnryan
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan, six miles north of Stranraer and 81 miles southwest of Glasgow. Cairnryan is situated 3 miles north of Loch Ryan.
Loch Ryan
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Ryan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 Rìoghain”
- “Loch Ryan”
- “Loch Ryan - Loch Rìoghain”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leffnoll Point and Cairnryan Ferry Port.
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