Southerness
Southerness is a small, compact coastal village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; it is approximately 2 mi south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and Kirkbean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 170 residents
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Satterness” and “Saturness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southerness Lighthouse and John Paul Jones Cottage Museum.
Southerness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Southerness lighthouse is located at the village of Southerness in South West Scotland. It is at present the second oldest lighthouse in Scotland. The lighthouse was commissioned by the Town Council of Dumfries in 1748 to assist in the safe passage through the Solway Firth of ships heading to the Nith Estuary.
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum
Museum
Photo: DsMaxwell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The John Paul Jones Cottage Museum is located on the Arbigland Estate near Kirkbean in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. John Paul Jones Cottage Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Southerness.
Arbigland
Building
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arbigland is a coastal agricultural estate with holiday cottages in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the coast of the Solway Firth, to the south-east of Kirkbean. Arbigland is situated 2 miles northeast of Southerness.
Southerness
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.875° or 54° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.5977° or 3° 35′ 52″ westPopulation
170Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C6RVCF2+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 36318956OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11704118Wikidata ID
Q7570748
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Southerness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Southerness”
- Dutch: “Southerness”
- French: “Southerness”
- German: “Southerness”
- Scots: “Satterness”
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