Ryan, Loch

Ryan, Loch

(lŏkh rī`ən), inlet, 9 mi (14.5 km) long and 3 1-2 mi (5.6 km) wide, at the mouth of the Firth of Clyde, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. The port of Stranraer is at the head of the sheltered loch.