Galrigs Loch, Dundonald

Name: Galrigs Loch
Address: Dundonald, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Dundonald

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Galrigs Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in low lying area between Newfield and Dundonald in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was drained in the early 18th century. ()

Length: 2400 ftWidth: 1800 ftElevation: 118 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°34'34"N, 4°34'54"W

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Dundonald United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Dundonald Castle, Fullarton Fairy Trail, Craigie Castle, Laigh Kirk.

0.6 miW
Monolithic medieval hilltop castle ruins
Dundonald Castle, Dundonald
16 min walk • Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.
3.3 miSW
55°32'9"N • 4°37'36"W
Fullarton Fairy Trail, Troon
85 min walk • Forest, Hiking, Park
2.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Craigie Castle
70 min walk • Craigie Castle, in the old Barony of Craigie, is a ruined fortification situated about 4 miles southeast of Kilmarnock and 1 mile southeast of Craigie village, in the Civil Parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
4 miNE
Church
Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock
103 min walk • The Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
3 miSW
Golf
Kilmarnock Golf Club
76 min walk • Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club. The club moved to Barassie in the 1890s.
1.2 miW
Forts and castles
Auchans Castle, Dundonald
30 min walk • Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Trindlemoss Loch, Irvine
99 min walk • Trindlemoss Loch, Scott's / Scot's Loch or the Loch of Irvine was situated in a low-lying area running from Ravenspark to near Stanecastle and down to Lockwards, now represented only by the playing fields off Bank Street in the Parish of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
1.7 miN
Bridge
Laigh Milton Viaduct
43 min walk • Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock.
3.6 miNE
Park
Howard Park, Kilmarnock
93 min walk • Howard Park is a public park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was previously known as Barbadoes Green. The roots of Kilmarnock Football Club may be traced back to the park.
3.8 miS
Memorial
Macrae Monument, Monkton, South Ayrshire
99 min walk • James Macrae was most likely born in the parish of Ochiltree and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the Governor of Fort St George and in 1725 Governor of the Madras Presidency, modern day Chennai.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Clevens Loch
41 min walk • Clevens Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in a low-lying area below Clevance Farm and Langholm Farm in Dundonald parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland.