Cockle Shore Beach
Cockle Shore Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Cockle Shore Beach is situated nearby to the forest Cairn Macneilie Wood, as well as near the village Castle Kennedy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stranraer railway station and Stair Park.
Stranraer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is 94.5 miles southwest of Glasgow and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Cockle Shore Beach.
Stair Park
Stadium
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. Stair Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Cockle Shore Beach.
Castle of St John
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cockle Shore Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.
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.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cockle Shore Beach.
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 4 miles west of Cockle Shore Beach.
Cockle Shore Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.91806° or 54° 55′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.99786° or 4° 59′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C6QW292+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 963405620OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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