Where is Belston Loch?

Belston Loch is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA18 2SA).

How do I get to Belston Loch?

The nearest railway station is Auchinleck, about 8.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode KA18 2SA.

Is Belston Loch free to visit?

Yes, Belston Loch is free to enter.

How do I get to Belston Loch?

Drivers can navigate to postcode KA18 2SA. It sits within the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock parliamentary constituency.

Natural landmarks · Scottish Lowlands

Belston Loch

In or near Drongan.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Belston Loch — lake in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

Belston Loch, natural landmarks in Scottish Lowlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Auchinleck · 8.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Belston Loch is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.4227°, -4.4102°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Belston Loch (NS 34894 16186), also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of Ochiltree, Scotland.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

Belston Loch in the 1880 is recorded as being 400m x 300m, the largest of four small lochs, two of them artificial, within the Parish of Ochiltree. Otherwise surrounded by farmland, the south-west area has a few hectares of woodland adjoining the lochshore.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 55.4227, -4.4102
District: East Ayrshire
Postcode: KA18 2SA
Parliamentary constituency: Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Nearest railway station: Auchinleck — 8.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q4884692 (CC0)
wikipedia: Belston Loch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Belston Loch - geograph.org.uk - 397204.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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