Lochinvar

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Lochinvar is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles north-east of St. John's Town of Dalry. The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family. In the 20th century the loch was dammed to form a reservoir, raising the water level and submerging the island with the ruins of the castle. The loch is used for trout fishing. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°8'37"N, 4°6'22"W

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Lochinvar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kenmure Castle, Carsphairn and Scaur Hills, Barscobe Castle, Waukers Linn.

5.7 miS
Forts and castles
Kenmure Castle
146 min walk • Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west Scotland.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carsphairn and Scaur Hills
158 min walk • The Carsphairn and Scaur Hills are the western and eastern hills respectively of a hill range in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Ordnance Survey maps don't have a general name for the hill area as a whole. Also, Ordnance Survey use "Scar" rather than the local spelling of "Scaur" - the word is pronounced as "Scar" however.
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Barscobe Castle
75 min walk • Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.
4.5 miW
Waterfall, Nature, Natural attraction
Waukers Linn
116 min walk • Waukers Linn is a waterfall on Polharrow Burn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skae
67 min walk • Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi south of the A702.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Howie
67 min walk • Loch Howie is a small, narrow, upland freshwater loch on the north side of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from south-west to north-east and is 0.75 mi long by approximately 0.25 mi at its widest point. It has an average depth of 16 ft and is 39 ft at its deepest.
6.2 miNE
Reportedly haunted
Craigdarroch
158 min walk • Craigdarroch is a house near Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the seat of the Chief of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons for 600 years. Built by William Adam in 1729 over the old house dating from the earliest records.