Lochans

Lochans is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Lochans is situated nearby to the hamlet Whiteleys, as well as near Culhorn Mains.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairn Pat and Stair Park.

Cairn Pat

Archaeological site

Photo: Graeme Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairn Pat is an archaeological site.

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 north of Lochans.

Galloway Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Galloway Community Hospital is a small hospital in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Galloway Community Hospital is situated 2 miles north of Lochans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.

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.

Castle Kennedy

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 3 miles northeast of Lochans.

Sandhead

Village

Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway. Sandhead is situated 4½ miles southeast of Lochans.

Lochans

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.86764° or 54° 52′ 4″ north

Longitude

-5.01304° or 5° 0′ 47″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

9C6PVX9P+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 31193764

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12261598

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