Lochaber Loch
Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Kirkgunzeon Lane
- Also known as: “Loch Aber”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Easthill stone circle and Loch Arthur.
Easthill stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easthill stone circle, also known as the Seven Grey Stanes, is a small oval stone circle 3¾ miles south-west of Dumfries. Eight stones of a probable nine remain. Easthill stone circle is situated 2 miles north of Lochaber Loch.
Loch Arthur
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Arthur is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing. Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake.
Pict’s Knowe
Archaeological site
Pict's Knowe is a henge monument in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of a small group of henge monuments around Dumfries which includes Broadlea henge near Annan. Pict’s Knowe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lochaber Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Abbey and Troqueer.
New Abbey
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Abbey is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is 6 miles south of Dumfries. The summit of the prominent hill Criffel is 2.5 miles to the south. New Abbey is situated 3½ miles southeast of Lochaber Loch.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries. Troqueer is situated 4½ miles northeast of Lochaber Loch.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Maxwelltown is situated 4½ miles northeast of Lochaber Loch.
Lochaber Loch
- Category: lake
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01584° or 55° 0′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.6875° or 3° 41′ 15″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
9C7R2887+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 42161727OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lochaber Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lochaber Loch”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لوتشابير لوتش”
- Swedish: “Lochaber Loch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Butter Hole and Beeswing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lochaber Wood and Lochside Wood.
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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 “Lochaber Loch”. Photo: Andy Connor, CC BY-SA 2.0.