Loch Skeen
Loch Skeen | |
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Loch Skeen | |
Location | Dumfries and Galloway |
Coordinates | 55°26′N 3°19′W / 55.433°N 3.317°WCoordinates: 55°26′N 3°19′W / 55.433°N 3.317°W |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
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 (200 ft) high Grey Mare's Tail waterfall. The area around Loch Skeen is popular with hikers, and the Daily Telegraph included Loch Skeen in a list of Britain's finest one-day and half-day walks.[1] It is the highest loch in the Southern Uplands at approximately 510m.
References[]
- ^ "Britain's finest half-day and day walks: 18. Loch Skeen and White Coomb". Daily Telegraph. London. 25 September 2009.
External links[]
Media related to Loch Skeen at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Lochs of Dumfries and Galloway
- Freshwater lochs of Scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway geography stubs