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Photo of Loch Ken, a loch near New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

© Gordon Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Loch Ken

Popular for watersports and birdwatching, this Galloway loch on the River Dee has Kenmure Castle above its western shore.

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Loch Ken is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway. The nearest other lake is Carlingwark Loch, 11.7 km to the south-east.

More places to visit near Loch Ken

Photo of Crossmichael Parish Church, a church in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Crossmichael Parish Church

Church near Crossmichael

Galloway kirk near Loch Ken distinguished by its round tower.

5.4 km SE

Photo of Threave Castle, a ruined castle near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Threave Castle

Castle near Castle Douglas

Island tower reached by boat.

9.6 km SE

Photo of Castle Douglas, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Castle Douglas

Village

Planned 18th-century town beside Carlingwark Loch, promoted today as Galloway's food town.

11.1 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Threave Garden, a garden near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Threave Garden

Garden near Castle Douglas

Sixty-four acres of themed garden rooms around a Victorian mansion, run by the National Trust for Scotland.

11.6 km SE

Photo of Carlingwark Loch, a loch near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Carlingwark Loch

Loch near Castle Douglas

Beside Castle Douglas in Galloway, its bed once yielded a great hoard of Roman and native ironwork.

11.7 km SE

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

12.7 km NW · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire