Little Ross

Little Ross is a 29-acre island with a lighthouse on the Solway Coast south of the town of in Galloway, . It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig.
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Photo: Malcolm Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Little Ross Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkandrews and Kirkcudbright.

Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older… is situated 4½ miles northwest of Little Ross.

Photo: ian freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal town…

Little Ross

Latitude
54.76617° or 54° 45′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.08544° or 4° 5′ 8″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
9C6QQW87+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 17506071
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2644261
Wiki­data ID
Q12716550
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Little Ross” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Little Ross”
  • Dutch: “Little Ross”
  • German: “Little Ross”
  • Malayalam: “ലിറ്റിൽ റോസ്”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Little Ross”
  • Swedish: “Little Ross”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Sound and Ross Roads.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ross Bay and Mull of Ross.

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