Loch Skeen

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Loch Skeen is a remote upland lake in the Moffat Hills of southern Scotland, known for its dramatic setting above the Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall and its surrounding rugged scenery.

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Loch Skeen canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
upland lake
accessedFrom Grey Mare’s Tail car park
accessMethod footpath
country Scotland
drainsVia Grey Mare’s Tail
elevation approximately 510 metres above sea level
hasApproximateGridReference NT 186 151
hasConservationStatus nature reserve area
hasEcosystemType upland freshwater lake
hasLandscapeCharacter dramatic
remote
upland
hasNearbyFeature Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall
steep surrounding hillsides
hasNearbyHill Firthybrig Head
Lochcraig Head
White Coomb
hasRecreation scenic walking routes
hasSurroundingTerrain rugged hills
steep corrie-like slopes
hasViewOf Grey Mare’s Tail gorge
surrounding Moffat Hills
isSourceRegionOf Tail Burn
locatedAbove Grey Mare’s Tail
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
Moffat Hills
southern Scotland
surface form: Southern Scotland

United Kingdom
locatedInRegion Southern Uplands
locatedNear Moffat
nearestTown Moffat
notableFor dramatic upland setting
proximity to Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall
rugged surrounding scenery
partOf Grey Mare’s Tail Nature Reserve
surface form: Grey Mare’s Tail and Loch Skeen nature reserve
popularFor hiking
hillwalking
wildlife watching
protectedBy National Trust for Scotland
region Dumfries and Galloway council area
tourismAttractionType natural attraction
watercourseOutflow Tail Burn

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall near Loch Skeen
subject surface form: Grey Mare’s Tail
Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall hasTrailTo Loch Skeen
subject surface form: Grey Mare’s Tail
Tail Burn flowsFrom Loch Skeen
White Coomb overlooks Loch Skeen
Grey Mare’s Tail near Loch Skeen
Grey Mare’s Tail drainsFrom Loch Skeen
Grey Mare’s Tail trailLeadsTo Loch Skeen