St Mary's Loch

#3072 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the south side of the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about 72 kilometres south of Edinburgh. ()

Alternative names: Length: 3.11 miWidth: 3281 ftElevation: 814 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°29'29"N, 3°11'15"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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St Mary's Loch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Southern Upland Way, Grey Mare's Tail, Grey Mare's Tail, Loch Skeen.

1.8 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Southern Upland Way
46 min walk • The Southern Upland Way is a 344-kilometre coast-to-coast long-distance footpath in southern Scotland. The route links Portpatrick in the west and Cockburnspath in the east via the hills of the Southern Uplands.
6.4 miSW
Trail, Waterfall, View point
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
164 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat
164 min walk • Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skeen
165 min walk • Loch Skeen or Loch Skene is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. It is located about 10 miles to the north-east of Moffat and feeds the 60-metre high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall.
1.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Dryhope Tower
43 min walk • Dryhope Tower is a ruined Scottish peel tower in the valley of the Yarrow Water, in the historic county of Selkirkshire, now part of the Scottish Borders.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Megget Reservoir
92 min walk • Megget Reservoir is an impounding reservoir in the Megget valley in Ettrick Forest, in the Scottish Borders. The 259 hectares reservoir is held back by the largest earth dam in Scotland.