Stoneykirk
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Stoneykirk is a small village and civil parish
in Dumfries and Galloway
, south west Scotland
. It sits in the heart of the Rhins of Galloway
, 5 miles (8 km) south of Stranraer
. The the A716 runs through part of the village. The village developed around the village's church (now disused), with a number of small cottages. The main industry in the village was agricultural based.
The village had a school situated on St Stephen's Terrace. It has recently be converted into flats. The village is located nearby to RAF West Freugh
. The village lends its name to the Church of Scotland parish of Stoneykirk, although the village no longer hosts a working church.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Dumfries and Galloway
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...
, south west Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It sits in the heart of the Rhins of Galloway
Rhins of Galloway
The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland...
, 5 miles (8 km) south of Stranraer
Stranraer
Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland...
. The the A716 runs through part of the village. The village developed around the village's church (now disused), with a number of small cottages. The main industry in the village was agricultural based.
The village had a school situated on St Stephen's Terrace. It has recently be converted into flats. The village is located nearby to RAF West Freugh
RAF West Freugh
RAF West Freugh is a Royal Air Force station located in Wigtownshire, five miles south east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland....
. The village lends its name to the Church of Scotland parish of Stoneykirk, although the village no longer hosts a working church.
Amenities
- The village has two hotels, providing accommodation,the Torrs Warren Country house Hotel being three star and the original manse .it was built in 1790.it has a licensed bar and restaurant.
- Locally owned garage, selling and servicing cars, the garage also contains a small Post OfficePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
- Village hallVillage hallIn the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
, available for local use, also headquarters of the South Rhins Community Development TrustSouth Rhins Community Development TrustThe South Rhins Community Development Trust is a local enterprise hroup based in the South Rhins, and area within Wigtownshire. The group is based in the village hall of Stoneykirk.The aims of the Trust are:... - Graveyard church, for the parish of Stoneykirk
- McCulloch's Coaches is a local coach firm based in the village
- Culmore Bridge Cottages nearby provides Self Catering accommodation.
- One local park, with goal posts and other amusements
- James King 407 Service provides a bus link north to StranraerStranraerStranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland...
and south to SandheadSandheadSandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A716 now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway...
and DrummoreDrummoreNot to be confused with Drummuir, north east ScotlandDrummore is a village at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway in Scotland: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur. The village lies where the Kildonan Burn runs out to the sea, a few miles north of the Mull of... - Also has a shop which opened in summer 2008.