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Monreith Beach

Photo of Monreith Beach, a beach near Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Monreith Beach

© Andrew Gritt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Andrew Gritt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Monreith Beach

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A curving beach on the Machars coast below the Iron Age ramparts of Barsalloch Fort. Up on the headland nearby stands a bronze otter, a memorial to Gavin Maxwell, the local-born writer of Ring of Bright Water. The beach is open and tidal, good for a blowy walk with the fort above you.

More places to visit near Monreith Beach

Photo of St Ninian's Cave, a cave near Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

St Ninian's Cave

Cave near Whithorn

Sea cave on a pebble shore near Whithorn, a pilgrimage site linked to Scotland's earliest saint.

7.6 km SE

Photo of Whithorn Priory, a ruined priory in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Whithorn Priory

Priory near Whithorn

Cradle of Scottish Christianity.

8.3 km E

Photo of Isle of Whithorn, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Isle of Whithorn

Village

Coastal Machars village around a natural harbour, a long-standing pilgrimage landfall near St Ninian's Chapel.

12.3 km E · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Cruggleton Castle, a ruined castle near Garlieston, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Cruggleton Castle

Castle near Garlieston

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

12.6 km E

Photo of Mochrum Loch, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Mochrum Loch

Loch

Cormorants nest inland here in numbers rare for Britain, at this moorland loch in the Machars of Galloway.

14 km NW · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Bladnoch Distillery, a distillery in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Bladnoch Distillery

Distillery near Bladnoch

One of Scotland's most southerly distilleries, a 200-year-old works on the Bladnoch offering interactive tours.

15.1 km N