📌 Dalmellington, East Ayrshire
★★★
Stretching about 10 kilometres from Ness Glen in the north to beyond Carrick Forest Drive in the south, Loch Doon is southern Scotland’s largest loch. Although now a reservoir and surrounded by forestry plantations, this is remote country; the far end is a long way from the nearest shop or petrol station. A winding road follows the western shoreline with views into the wild interior of Galloway Forest Park, with the Rhinns of Kells hill range prominent above swathes of trees. Keep heading south and you’ll reach Loch Doon Castle – an unusual, 11-sided ruin moved here from its original location in the middle of the loch.
🌍 Location
📌 East Ayrshire
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NX 498977
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.252050,-4.364440
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Several laybys / car parks on shore road
