Snipe Loch

Snipe Loch or Loch Snipe is a freshwater loch. It is situated in a low-lying area close to the B742 road next to Clocaird Farm in the Parish of Coylton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The loch lies to the north of Martnaham Loch, 5 miles east of Ayr.

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martnaham Loch and Lindston Loch.

Martnaham Loch

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Martnaham Loch is a freshwater loch lying across the border between East and South Ayrshire Council Areas, two kilometres from Coylton, in the parishes of Coylton and Dalrymple, three miles from Ayr.

Lindston Loch

Lake

Lindston Loch was a small freshwater loch situated within a glacial 'kettle hole.' The loch lies in the South Ayrshire Council Area, Parish of Dalrymple, Scotland.

University Hospital Ayr

Hospital

Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

University Hospital Ayr is a general hospital on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland. It covers a catchment area of approximately 100,000 people in South Ayrshire and is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. University Hospital Ayr is situated 2 miles west of Snipe Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coylton and Kincaidston.

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 2 miles northeast of Snipe Loch.

Kincaidston

Suburb

Kincaidston is a housing scheme in the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate borders Belmont to the north, Alloway to the west and the A77 to the south and east. Kincaidston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Snipe Loch.

Dalrymple

Village

Photo: JSL595, Public domain.

Dalrymple is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, lying in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is around 1,347. Dalrymple is situated 2½ miles southwest of Snipe Loch.

Snipe Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, outflows south-east to Martnaham Loch
Category: lake
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.42378° or 55° 25′ 26″ north

Longitude

-4.55277° or 4° 33′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C7QCCFW+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 52027977

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q7372814

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In Other Languages

“Snipe Loch” goes by many names.

French: “Snipe Loch”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lindston House Henge and Martnaham Castle.

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