Belston Loch
Belston Loch, also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of Ochiltree, Scotland.Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchencloigh Castle.
Auchencloigh Castle
Ruins
Photo: Kath Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchencloigh Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Belston Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drongan and Ochiltree.
Drongan
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drongan is a former mining village in East Ayrshire, some 8 miles east of Ayr and west of Cumnock. It had a population of 4686 in 2011. Drongan is situated 2 miles northwest of Belston Loch.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. Ochiltree is situated 3½ miles northeast of Belston Loch.
Coylton
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coylton is a village and civil parish in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is five miles east of Ayr and 2+1⁄2 miles west of Drongan, on the A70. Sundrum Castle Holiday Park is to the west of the village, in the grounds of Sundrum Castle, which partly dates to the 13th century. Coylton is situated 4½ miles west of Belston Loch.
Belston Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42265° or 55° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
-4.41029° or 4° 24′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7QCHFQ+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 126487932OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q4884692
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In Other Languages
“Belston Loch” goes by many names.
- French: “Belston Loch”
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