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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stair Park and Galloway Community Hospital.
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 ferry port, connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland, though nowadays all ferries run 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″ northLongitude
-5.01304° or 5° 0′ 47″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C6PVX9P+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 31193764OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12261598
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