Cairnryan
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Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan, six miles north of Stranraer and 81 miles (130 km) southwest of Glasgow.
Ferry berthed at Cairnryan
Loch Ryan
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Loch Ryan is a Scottish sea loch that acts as an important natural harbour for shipping, providing calm waters for ferries operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The town of Stranraer is the largest settlement on its shores, with ferries to and from Northern Ireland operating from Cairnryan further north on the loch.
Aerial view of Loch Ryan.
Cairn Point lighthouse viewed from the southwest in 2009
Aerial view of Loch Ryan looking southwestwards; across the north channel of the Irish Sea towards Belfast Lough
A Saro Lerwick of RAF 209 Squadron, taking off from Loch Ryan, March 1941