Beaches in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries And Galloway
- Kirkcudbright beaches map
- The beaches:
- Dhoon
- Brighouse Bay
- Carrick Bay
The beach guide has 3 beaches listed in and around the town of Kirkcudbright. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Dhoon Beach (2.1 miles)
Dhoon, sometimes known as Goat Well Bay, is a small sandy beach situated in a pleasant, wooded area looking out onto Nun Mill Bay at the mouth of the River Dee. The water is relatively shallow, and there are plenty of rock pools which can be fun to explore. The tide range here can be…
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Brighouse Bay (4.4 miles)
The mostly sandy beach of Brighouse Bay is about 300 meters long with a number of rocky sections. It sits at the northern end of this long, narrow, and sheltered bay.
The beach here offers excellent views of the surrounding rural area, as well as the opportunity to explore rockpools on the outcrops that jut into…
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Carrick Bay (6.8 miles)
Carrick is a small bay, with a sandy beach sitting at its north eastern end. Carrick Bay separated from the rest of the much larger Fleet Bay to the north by a rocky headland which is about 200 meters long. The small beach here is reached down the end of a track road and has…
