Lochinvar

Walter Scott's dashing young hero took his name from this Galloway loch, which holds a ruined island stronghold of the Gordons.

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Lochinvar is a loch in Dumfries and Galloway. Nearby lakes & lochs include Clatteringshaws Loch and Loch Ken.

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

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Cluster of painted cottages wedged between glens above Dumfries, with a 17th-century mercat cross.

13.2 km NE · Dumfries and Galloway

Beside this hydro loch in the Galloway forest, another Bruce's Stone marks a victory on the Queen's Way.

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A Corbett — a Scottish hill of 2,500 to 3,000 ft.

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