Portmore Loch - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Hotels near Portmore Loch

Barony Castle Hotel

★★★

3.11 km away from here

This Property Offers:

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28 Reviews

8.2

$754.63

$188.60 per nightSelect

Peebles Hydro

★★★★

9.01 km away from here

This Property Offers:

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67 Reviews

8.8

$203.43 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near Portmore Loch

Attractions Near Portmore Loch

Great Polish Map of Scotland

3.15 km away from here

The Great Polish Map of Scotland” was built over six summers between 1974 and 1979. It was mainly the work of a small group of Poles from the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland, led by the map’s main designer, Dr. Kazimierz Trafas. It is a large physical relief map of Scotland, sculpted in concrete and measuring some 40m by 50m. It stands in the grounds of Barony Castle, Eddleston, once the home of the Murrays of Elibank, and later the Hotel Black Barony.

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Leithen Water

3.47 km away from here

This is a tributary of the River Tweed in Scotland,. It rises in the Moorfoot Hills and joins the Tweed near the town of Innerleithen. The river lends its name to the character Sir Edward Leithen in a number of novels by John Buchan. A nice picnic spot and also there are so many options for leisure avtivited here.

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Gladhouse Reservoir

5.77 km away from here

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Blackhope Scar

5.84 km away from here

Blackhope Scar is a majestic summit in the Moorfoot Hills region or range in Scotland. Blackhope Scar is 651 metres high. A rough, boggy moorland hill, it is usually climbed from the Gladhouse Reservoir and offers fine views from its summit. A good trekking destination and also it offers nice views of this area.

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Moorfoot Hills

6.26 km away from here

A majestic range of grass covered hills traversing the border between Midlothian and the Scottish Borders Council Area. The range is formed from three similar successions of wackes and siltstones known as the Portpatrick Formation, the Shinnel Formation and 'Gala Unit 2', the first two are sub-units of the Scaur Group, the last a sub-unit of the Gala Group. Parts of the Moorfoot Hills are designated a Special Area of Conservation.

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Glentress Forest

8.96 km away from here

The gateway to the Tweed Valley Forest Park and home of a mountain biking centre which is one of the 7stanes mountain bike trails operated throughout southern Scotland by Forestry and Land Scotland. There are so many walking routes and options for tree-top adventure and magnificent views of the Tweed Valley.

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Discover More Attractions in Midlothian, Home of Portmore Loch

Midlothian

Midlothian is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.

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Location of Portmore Loch

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