Clugston Loch

Clugston Loch is a lake in Scotland, United Kingdom. Clugston Loch is situated nearby to the village Kirkcowan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boreland Mote, motte and Torhouse.

Boreland Mote, motte

Archaeological site

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Boreland Mote, motte is an archaeological site.

Torhouse

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Standing Stones of Torhouse are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse, three miles west of Wigtown, Scotland. Torhouse is situated 2½ miles east of Clugston Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkcowan and Wigtown.

Kirkcowan

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkcowan is a village and rural parish in Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1846, the parish had a recorded population of 607. The River Bladnoch runs to the east of the village and the River Tarff to the west. Kirkcowan is situated 2½ miles northwest of Clugston Loch.

Wigtown

Town

Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. Wigtown is situated 6 miles east of Clugston Loch.

Wigtown Harbour

Locality

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Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following the silting up of the original natural harbour that was originally located near to St Machute's church. Wigtown Harbour is situated 6 miles east of Clugston Loch.

Clugston Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Clugston Burn
Category: lake
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.88332° or 54° 53′ north

Longitude

-4.58167° or 4° 34′ 54″ west

Elevation

138 feet (42 metres)

Open location code

9C6QVCM9+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43582069

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2652761

Wikidata ID

Q24654797

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Clugston Loch” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Clugston Loch”
Swedish: “Clugston Loch”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkcowan Old Parish Churchyard and St Couan’s Hall.

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