Morton Loch
Morton Loch is in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Morton Loch is situated nearby to Morton Castle, as well as near the forest Burn Point Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morton Castle and Drumlanrig Castle.
Morton Castle
Castle
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Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the Clyde Valley.
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. Drumlanrig Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Morton Loch.
Wallace Hall
School
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Wallace Hall is a non-denominational, co-educational state comprehensive school located in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The school operates across a single modern campus and provides continuous education from early years through to secondary level, encompassing a nursery, primary school, and secondary school under unified leadership. Wallace Hall is situated 2½ miles south of Morton Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornhill and Penpont.
Thornhill
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 south of Morton Loch.
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 4 miles southwest of Morton Loch.
Closeburn
Village
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Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 4½ miles south of Morton Loch.
Morton Loch
Latitude
55.27471° or 55° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.74828° or 3° 44′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7R77F2+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 379742271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burn Point Plantation and Morton Wood.
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