Loch Bowie

Loch Bowie is a small freshwater loch located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Central railway station.

Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. Dumbarton Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Bowie.

Dumbarton Central railway station

Railway station

Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dumbarton Central railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and the North Clyde Line, 15+3⁄4 miles northwest of Glasgow Queen Street. Dumbarton Central railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Bowie.

Dumbarton East railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dumbarton East railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 15 miles west of Glasgow Queen Street. Dumbarton East railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Loch Bowie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silverton and Bellsmyre.

Silverton

Suburb

Dumbarton East is an area of the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. It mainly consists of Victorian-era sandstone buildings built by the Denny shipbuilding company to house its workers.

Bellsmyre

Suburb

Bellsmyre is a large housing estate in the town of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located on the edge of the Kilpatrick Hills in the northeast of Dumbarton.

Townend

Suburb

Townend is a moderate to large housing suburb in Dumbarton, Scotland. It stretches from Dumbarton Central Station to Barloan Toll, and to Round Riding Rd to the east. Townend is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Bowie.

Loch Bowie

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK, outflows south via a watercourse to Milton Burn
Category: lake
Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94436° or 55° 56′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.52333° or 4° 31′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C7QWFVG+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 123643683

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q48799140

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dumbuie, dun site and Dumbowie.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Middleton and Barnhill.

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