Balcary
Balcary is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Balcary is situated nearby to the locality Lot’s Wife, as well as near Door of the Heugh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hestan Island and Balcary Lifeboat Station.
Hestan Island
Island
Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the southern foot of the River Urr estuary in the Solway Firth, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Balcary Lifeboat Station
House
Balcary Lifeboat Station was located under Balcary Hill at Balcary Point, at the southern end of Auchencairn Bay, overlooking Hestan Island on the Solway Firth, approximately 10 miles south of Castle Douglas, in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
Dundrennan
Village
Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Its population is around 230. Dundrennan is located in the civil parish of Rerrick in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Dundrennan is situated 4½ miles west of Balcary.
Balcary
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.82726° or 54° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.83739° or 3° 50′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C6RR5G7+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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