Satterness

Satterness
Satterness
	; Satterness Lichthouse an Solway Firth
	Southerness Location within Dumfries an Gallowa
Population	170 (2001 Census)
Cooncil area	Dumfries an Gallowa;
Lieutenancy area	Kirkcoubrie;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	Dumfries
Postcode destrict	DG2
Diallin code	01387
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scots Pairlament	Galloway and West Dumfries;
	Leet o places UK Scotland 54°52′28″N 3°35′54″W / 54.874560°N 3.598438°WCoordinates: 54°52′28″N 3°35′54″W / 54.874560°N 3.598438°W

Satterness (English: Southerness (/sʌðə'nɛs/) is a smaw compact veelage in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. Satterness is locatit aboot 2 mile sooth o the A710 road atween Caulkerbush and Kirkbean. The toun nouadays is maistly a tourist veelage an haes for mony years haed a lairge nummer o static caravans, some preevat an mony let tae haliday-makkers. The local bus services tae an fae Dawbeattie an Dumfries is mair frequent durin the simmer saison.

The anely laundmerk is the Satterness Lichthoose that wis built in 1749 an is ane o the auldest lichthooses in Scotland. The lichthoose staunds aboot 56 fit heich an wis decommissiont in the 1930s.

Ane o the twa gowfcoorses wis redesignt in 1947 bi coorse manager Mackenzie Ross.

The veelage til the north haes the magneeficent sicht o the Marilyn hill the Criffel (1870 fit), an til the sooth the saundy bay Gillfoot (note: this is quicksaund). On clear days the views streetch across the Solway Firth til the fells o the Lake Destrict in England.

Tourist faceeiltys

18-hole gowf coorse
JJ's fish-an-chip shap
Paul Jones Hottle
Mermaid Baur
The Venue
The minimercat
Evenin enterteenment durin the heich-saison
Twa ParkDean caravan-pairks

Caravan-pairks

LightHouse Leisure

LightHouse Leisure is a faimily-rin pairk wi aboot 200 caravans. It haes an aw the Mermaid Baur on site whaur bingo is offert maist evenins durin the saison, an a soumin-puil wi a tannin buith. LightHouse Leisure is aboot a twa-meenit walk awa fae the strand an lichthoose o Satterness.

Satterness Haliday Pairk

Satterness Haliday Pairk is awnt bi Parkdean Resorts. The're a new multi-purpose soumin-puil, built in 2011, wi fluims, a toddler-puil, an a 82 fit soumin-puil. The site haes an aw a naitur trail.

References

External links

Satterness Gowf Club Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Satterness Haliday Veelage
LightHouse Leisure Caravan Pairk

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