Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas

Name: Carlingwark Loch
Address: Castle Douglas, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Castle Douglas

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Carlingwark Loch is a small freshwater loch in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland lying just south of Castle Douglas and is roughly rectangular in shape, trending nearly north and south. The name of the loch comes from the Scots Gaelic word Caer meaning fort and wark the old Scots language word for work. There are four artificial islets in the loch showing evidence of fortification and settlement, Ash Island is thought to be a crannog. Several archaeological finds have been retrieved from the loch including a bronze cauldron, sword and pan and two dugout canoes. ()

Alternative names: Length: 396 ftWidth: 1742 ftMaximum depth: 17 ftCoordinates: 54°55'58"N, 3°56'8"W

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Carlingwark Loch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Threave Castle, Threave Gardens, The Fullarton, Motte of Urr.

1.4 miW
1369 tower ruins reachable by ferry boat
Threave Castle, Castle Douglas
37 min walk • Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
0.7 miSW
Garden, Historical place, Park
Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas
19 min walk • Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
~1820 ftNE
Theater
The Fullarton, Castle Douglas
9 min walk • The Fullarton is a performing arts theatre and entertainment venue in the town of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Motte of Urr, Dalbeattie
100 min walk • The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
3.9 miE
Bridge
Buittle Bridge, Dalbeattie
99 min walk • Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
5.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Orchardton Tower
135 min walk • Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
3.6 miE
Forts and castles
Buittle Castle
91 min walk • Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the...
6.1 miSW
Monastery
Tongland Abbey
156 min walk • Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Tongland in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
6 miSE
Forts and castles
Orchardton Castle
154 min walk • Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. It is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.
4.6 miE
54°55'51"N • 3°49'13"W
Madison Avenue, Dalbeattie
117 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.2 miSE
Ruins
Gelston Castle
57 min walk • Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.