Loch Doon (from Scottish Gaelic Loch Dhùin, loch of the fort) is a body of water, in Carrick, Scotland. It is the source of the River Doon. Image File history File linksMetadata Loch_Doon. ... The ex-comital district of Carrick today forms part of South Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... The River Doon at Ness Glen The River Doon, flows 23 miles from Loch Doon in Ayrshire, Scotland, to join the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... The ex-comital district of Carrick today forms part of South Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The River Doon at Ness Glen The River Doon, flows 23 miles from Loch Doon in Ayrshire, Scotland, to join the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr. ...

In the 13th century, it was a site of a castle owned by the Earls of Carrick. During the Scottish Wars of Independence it was held by one Gille Brighde, Sir Gilbert de Carrick, a native Carrick nobleman who surrendered it to the English. It was soon recovered by the Scots. In the 15th century, it was frequently in the hands of the Kennedy Clan, although it was briefly in the hands of the Maclellans (backed by William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas) after a siege in 1446. The castle was destroyed in the 16th century by King James V as part of a general policy of reducing the power of the barons. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Earldom of Carrick has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of campaigns launched after the English invasion of Scotland in 1296. ... Galwegian Gaelic is an extinct Goidelic dialect formerly spoken in South West Scotland. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Avise la fin (Consider the end) Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan and an Irish clan. ... For other persons named William Douglas, see William Douglas (disambiguation). ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... James V (April 10, 1512 – December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 – December 14, 1542). ...

The loch was dammed in the 1930s to provide water for the Galloway hydro-electric power scheme. During its construction, the ruins of the castle were moved from an island in the Loch to the shore to avoid the rising water. Power station at Tongland Clatteringshaws Dam The Galloway hydro-electric power scheme is a network of dams and hydro-electric power stations in Galloway, south west Scotland. ...

Unfortunately, Loch Doon and its immediate environs have been largely despoiled by the considerable numbers of unregulated caravans which congregate there and the large amounts of rubbish which is left behind. There is also considerable associated feral activity such as the lighting of open fires, drug taking and the near reckless riding of all-terrain vehicles along the forest tracks and the shore line.