Portlong Bay
Portlong Bay is a bay in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Portlong Bay is situated nearby to the village Ervie, as well as near the locality Wierston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Corsewall Lighthouse.
Corsewall Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Corsewall is defined as the place or well of the Cross. Corsewall Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Portlong Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ervie and Kirkcolm.
Ervie
Village
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ervie - or in Scottish Gaelic: An Eirbhe - is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the Rhins of Galloway, just outside Stranraer. Ervie is situated 2½ miles southeast of Portlong Bay.
Kirkcolm
Village
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkcolm is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire. Kirkcolm is situated 4 miles east of Portlong Bay.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 5 miles southeast of Portlong Bay.
Portlong 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
54.977° or 54° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-5.18786° or 5° 11′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C6PXRG6+RVGeoNames ID
11125865
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