Annandale Watter
Annandale Watter is a loch in Annandale, Dumfries an Gallowa, in soothwast Scotland. It is a pairt o the Annandale Water service station at Junction 16 o the A74(M) motorwey, close tae Johnstounbrig, Dinwoodie, an Newtoun Wamfrey, an haufwey atween Moffat an Lockerbie.
Annandale Watter | |
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The loch an island | |
Location | Annandale, Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°13′10″N 3°24′34″W / 55.21944°N 3.40944°WCoordinates: 55°13′10″N 3°24′34″W / 55.21944°N 3.40944°W |
Basin kintras | Unitit Kinrick |
Afore the appenin o the Motorwey service station, the auld A74 road wis aside the loch an fermland. The services was appent at Pace 1995, an the lake an naitur trail is a vailuable amenity for the motorists, walkers, an ither fowk.
SEPA, the Scots Environment Pertection Agency, monitors raiglar the watter quality an ither factors.
Wildfoul populate the loch in lairge nummers, includin mute swans, geese, an muir deuks.