Southerness
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Southerness is a small coastal village in the South West of Scotland
. Southerness is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and Kirkbean. The town today is mainly a tourist village and has for many years had a large number of static caravans, some private and many rented to holiday makers. Whilst beautiful in summer and spring, once autumn and then winter comes it becomes rather bleak and deserted. The local bus services to and from Dalbeatie and Dumfries also reflect in their timetables the differences between summer and the off seasons with a vastly reduced service. The quote 'Its not quite the end of the world, but you can see it from here' is very often muttered by visitors coming to Southerness in Wintertime.
One of the main landmarks is its lighthouse
which was built in 1749 and is one of the oldest lighthouses in Scotland. The lighthouse stands approximately 17 metres tall and was decommissioned in the 1930s. The village also has an excellent 'local' The Paul Jones, named after the locally born Mariner John Paul Jones
famous for being a turncoat
and playing a huge part in the American revolution as well as a more seasional pub called the Nineteenth Hole. One of the two golf courses was redesigned in 1947 by the well respected course managerMackenzie Ross
and is arguably one of the toughest tests around to both pro and amatuar.
The village has to the north the magnificent backdrop of the marilyn
Criffel
and to the south the sandy bay of Gillfoot and stunning views on a clear day across the Solway Firth
to the Lakeland Hills and Fells.
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
. Southerness is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the A710 between Caulkerbush and Kirkbean. The town today is mainly a tourist village and has for many years had a large number of static caravans, some private and many rented to holiday makers. Whilst beautiful in summer and spring, once autumn and then winter comes it becomes rather bleak and deserted. The local bus services to and from Dalbeatie and Dumfries also reflect in their timetables the differences between summer and the off seasons with a vastly reduced service. The quote 'Its not quite the end of the world, but you can see it from here' is very often muttered by visitors coming to Southerness in Wintertime.
One of the main landmarks is its lighthouse
Southerness lighthouse
Southerness lighthouse 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 though the Solway Firth of ships heading to the...
which was built in 1749 and is one of the oldest lighthouses in Scotland. The lighthouse stands approximately 17 metres tall and was decommissioned in the 1930s. The village also has an excellent 'local' The Paul Jones, named after the locally born Mariner John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to...
famous for being a turncoat
Turncoat
A turncoat is a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty or ideal to another, betraying or deserting an original cause by switching to the opposing side or party...
and playing a huge part in the American revolution as well as a more seasional pub called the Nineteenth Hole. One of the two golf courses was redesigned in 1947 by the well respected course managerMackenzie Ross
Mackenzie Ross
Philip Mackenzie Ross was a Scottish golf course architect who worked throughout Europe developing golf courses in France, Spain and Portugal as well as the United Kingdom. After 1945 he carried out a great deal of remodeling and restoration and in 1949 completed Southerness, in southwest...
and is arguably one of the toughest tests around to both pro and amatuar.
The village has to the north the magnificent backdrop of the marilyn
Marilyn
Marilyn is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:*Marilyn , British entertainer*Marilyn Agliotti , Dutch-South African field hockey player...
Criffel
Criffel
Criffel is a hill in southern Galloway, Scotland. It is 570 metres high but appears higher because of its great isolation and high relative height — it is the eighth most prominent hill in Southern Scotland...
and to the south the sandy bay of Gillfoot and stunning views on a clear day across the Solway Firth
Solway Firth
The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...
to the Lakeland Hills and Fells.