Portbeg
Portbeg is a bay in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Wig Bay and Corsewall Lighthouse.
RAF Wig Bay
Historic site
Royal Air Force Wig Bay, or more simply RAF Wig Bay, is a former Royal Air Force station near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The following squadrons were here at some point:…
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Cairnryan.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Cairnryan
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan, six miles north of Stranraer and 81 miles southwest of Glasgow.
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.
Portbeg
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.9941° or 54° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.0756° or 5° 4′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6PXWVF+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13680794437OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Portbeg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old House Point and Wig Sands.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miss Mary’s Plantation and Ace of Clubs Plantation.
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