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Loch Skeen
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Loch Skeen is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Skeen
Loch Skeen
Location in Dumfries and Galloway
Location Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates 55°26′N 3°19′W / 55.433°N 3.317°W / 55.433; -3.317
Basin countries United Kingdom


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. It is the highest loch in the Southern Uplands at approximately 510m.

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