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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Kirkpatrick Durham.
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.
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.
Glenlochar
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlochar is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. Glenlochar is situated 3 miles south of Loch Roan.
Loch Roan
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Roan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Roan”
- Swedish: “Loch Roan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craigenally and Barwhillanty.
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Highlights include Auchendolly Hill and Blairlinnie Hill.
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