Loch Roan
Loch Roan is a lake in Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Roan is situated nearby to the hamlet Craigenally, as well as near the locality Barwhillanty.- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Raoin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crofts Mote and Glenlair House.
Crofts Mote
Archaeological site
Photo: Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crofts Mote is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Loch Roan.
Glenlair House
Building
Photo: Stuart Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlair, near the village of Corsock in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, in Dumfries and Galloway, was the home of the physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Glenlair House is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Roan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossmichael and Old Bridge of Urr.
Crossmichael
Village
Photo: Allmhurach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crossmichael is a small village on the east side of Loch Ken in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, about 4 miles north of Castle Douglas in Scotland. Crossmichael is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch Roan.
Old Bridge of Urr
Village
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Bridge of Urr is a village, which is situated 2½ miles east of Loch Roan.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Village
Photo: Catriona Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles north of Castle Douglas. Kirkpatrick Durham is situated 3 miles east of Loch Roan.
Loch Roan
- Category: lake
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.00147° or 55° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.96685° or 3° 58′ 1″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
9C7R222M+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 339014789OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Roan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Roan” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Raoin”
- Cebuano: “Loch Roan”
- Cornish: “Loch Raoin”
- Irish: “Loch Raoin”
- Manx: “Loch Raoin”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Raoin”
- Swedish: “Loch Roan”
- Welsh: “Loch Raoin”
- “Loch Raoin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craigenally and Barwhillanty.
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Highlights include Lochroan Hill and Auld Kirk Of Lochroan.
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