Southerness

Southerness is a small, compact coastal village in , Scotland; it is approximately 2 mi south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: cisko66, CC BY 3.0.
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 of ships heading to the .

Museum
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The is located on the near in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, , . is situated 2 miles northeast of Southerness.

Building
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is a coastal agricultural estate with holiday cottages in the historical county of , , Scotland. It lies on the coast of the , to the south-east of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Southerness.

Southerness

Latitude
54.87499° or 54° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.5977° or 3° 35′ 52″ west
Population
170
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C6RVCF2+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 36318956
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
11704118
Wiki­data ID
Q7570748
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Satellite Map

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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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