Airds Bay
Airds Bay is a bay in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Airds Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandgreen, as well as near the locality Carrick Shore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cardoness Castle and Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber.
Cardoness Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. Cardoness Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Airds Bay.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Standing Stones of Newton, burial chamber is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anwoth and Kirkandrews.
Anwoth
Village
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anwoth is a settlement near the Solway Firth in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, southwest Scotland, within a parish of the same name in the Vale of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway. Anwoth is situated 2½ miles north of Airds Bay.
Kirkandrews
Hamlet
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkandrews, sometimes written as Kirkanders in older documents, is a coastal hamlet about 9 kilometres west-southwest of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kirkandrews is situated 3 miles southeast of Airds Bay.
Twynholm
Village
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Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 2+1⁄4 miles north-northwest of Kirkcudbright and 4+1⁄2 miles east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Twynholm is situated 6 miles east of Airds Bay.
Airds Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.84447° or 54° 50′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.2224° or 4° 13′ 21″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C6QRQVH+Q2GeoNames ID
11103571
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