Airds Point
Airds Point is a locality in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Airds Point is situated nearby to the locality Door of the Heugh, as well as near Lot’s Wife.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hestan Island and Balcary Lifeboat Station.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Hestan Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Airds Point.
Balcary Lifeboat Station
House
Balcary Lifeboat Station was located under Balcary Hill at Balcary Point, at the southern end of Auchencairn Bay, overlooking Hestan Island on the Solway Firth, approximately 10 miles south of Castle Douglas, in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Hestan Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of Airds Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrennan is a village Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 4½ miles west of Airds Point.
Airds Point
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Aird Point”
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.81686° or 54° 49′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.83508° or 3° 50′ 6″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C6RR587+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8251714924OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2657606
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Highlights include Little Airds Hill and Balcary Hill.
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