Lochnaw Castle
Lochnaw Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. This one stands 7.1 km west of Stranraer. It is a category A listed building.
Castle near Stranraer
Near Stranraer
Lochnaw Castle is 7.1 km west of Stranraer. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Stranraer has 73 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
If warmth matters, go June to August: Stranraer reaches 17–19°C.
Lochnaw Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. A short trip away is Castle of St John, 7.2 km off, the first of 4 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 7.1 km west of Stranraer
Mapping Lochnaw Castle
On this map, Lochnaw Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Lochnaw Castle
Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Stranraer
Close to Lochnaw Castle
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles and a museum.
CastleCastle of St John7.2 km away2
CastleNorth West Castle7.5 km away3
CastleCastle Kennedy12 km away4
MuseumStranraer Museum7.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Lochnaw Castle
Where is Lochnaw Castle?
Lochnaw Castle is 7.1 km west of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway.
What is Lochnaw Castle?
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lochnaw Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Stranraer, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lochnaw Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Lochnaw Castle?
Within 15 km: Castle of St John (7.2 km), North West Castle (7.5 km), Castle Kennedy (12 km) and Stranraer Museum (7.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Castle of St John: jaqian from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North West Castle: R lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Kennedy: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stranraer Museum: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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