Kirriereoch Loch

#3504 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Kirriereoch Loch is a small, shallow, square shaped, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 12 mi north of the town of Newton Stewart. It is a part of the Wood of Cree Nature Preserve system ()

Length: 1320 ftWidth: 1056 ftMaximum depth: 15 ftElevation: 696 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°8'47"N, 4°34'4"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Merrick, Merrick, Loch Trool, Loch Macaterick.

3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Merrick, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
101 min walk • The Merrick, or simply Merrick, is a mountain in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Merrick, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
91 min walk • The Merrick, or simply Merrick, is a mountain in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Trool
131 min walk • Loch Trool is a narrow, freshwater loch in Galloway, in the Southern Uplands in south-west Scotland. It lies in an elevated position in Glen Trool in the Galloway Forest Park and is approximately 8 miles north of the town of Newton Stewart.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Macaterick, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
142 min walk • Loch Macaterick is a loch in East Ayrshire, Scotland within Galloway Forest Park and Merrick Kells SSSI. The loch is situated to the north of Macaterick, to the west of Craigfionn and to the southeast of Loch Riecawr.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Enoch, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
130 min walk • Loch Enoch is a multi-basin freshwater loch in Galloway, to the east of Merrick and south of Mullwharchar. The loch is situated in a granite basin and has several small islands and some beaches on its shore.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Round Loch of Glenhead, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
167 min walk • The Round Loch of Glenhead is a small upland single basin loch in Dumfries and Galloway. It is situated within Galloway Forest Park to the west of the hill Craiglee. It forms a pair with the nearby Long Loch of Glenhead. Both lochs are of similar sizes and each have a small island.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirriereoch Hill, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
88 min walk • Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullwharchar, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
141 min walk • Mullwharchar is a hill in the Dungeon Hills, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Mullwarchar is situated to the north of Loch Enoch, west of Corserine, northeast of Merrick and east of Kirriereoch Hill.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Neldricken, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
140 min walk • Loch Neldricken is a loch in Galloway to the south-east of Merrick, south of Craig Neldricken and west of Craignaw. The loch is almost bisected by a long promontory.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shalloch on Minnoch
83 min walk • Shalloch on Minnoch is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from Stinchar bridge to the north, or as part of a full traverse of the range.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Valley, Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells
150 min walk • Loch Valley is a loch in Galloway Forest Park to the east of Buchan Hill, north of the Rig of the Jarkness and southwest of Craignaw. It drains via Gairland Burn down to Loch Trool.