Loch Skeen

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.

Loch Skeen
Loch Skeen is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Skeen
Loch Skeen
LocationDumfries and Galloway
Coordinates55°26′N 3°19′W
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface elevation510 m (1,670 ft)

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