Starn Loch
Starn Loch is in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Starn Loch is situated nearby to the forest Tibbers Wood, as well as near the archaeological site Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drumlanrig Castle and Penpont Parish Church.
Drumlanrig Castle
Castle
Photo: Fotis Constantinidis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
Penpont Parish Church
Church
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Penpont Parish Church is situated 2 miles south of Starn Loch.
Nith Bridge cross
Monument
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nith Bridge cross is a sculptured Anglo-Saxon cross, near the village of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the best preserved monument of its type in the region, after the Ruthwell Cross, although the arms are missing. Nith Bridge cross is situated 2 miles southeast of Starn Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carronbridge and Penpont.
Carronbridge
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. Penpont is situated 2 miles south of Starn Loch.
Thornhill
Town
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Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Starn Loch.
Starn Loch
Latitude
55.263° or 55° 15′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.80932° or 3° 48′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7R757R+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 143100679OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tibbers Wood and Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe.
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