Balcary Lifeboat Station
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 of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hestan Island and Hestan Island Lighthouse.
Hestan Island
Island
Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Hestan Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hestan Island Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northeast of Balcary Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundrennan.
Dundrennan
Village
Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 5 miles west of Balcary Lifeboat Station.
Balcary Lifeboat Station
- Type: House
- Description: lifeboat station (1884-1931), now house, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: lifeboat station, building, and residential building
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.82559° or 54° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.82615° or 3° 49′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6RR5GF+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 976995219OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q17792667
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balcary Hill and Little Airds Hill.
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