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About Southerness

Southerness occupies Scotland's southernmost coastal point on the Solway Firth, reached via the scenic A710 from Dumfries. The 25-kilometre coastal drive passes through New Abbey and Kirkbean before reaching this remote peninsula. Scotland's second-oldest lighthouse, dating from 1749, still operates here overlooking the Irish Sea.

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Southerness is in Scotland, at 54.875, -3.598 - about 27 km south of Greystone, Dumfries and Galloway.

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