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From Carsethorn to America...As early as 1794, Scots and Irish people took the one-way journey from their homelands to America and Canada from Carsethorn. The village began as a fishing and coastal trading port, the sandy shore making it safe to beach ships and float them off on the tide. Only a few gaunt timbers remain of the pier by the deep-water channel where the 'Countess of Nithsdale' tied up to load emigrants. | ||||||||||||
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The Steamboat Inn...This historic Galloway Inn began trading about 1813, possibly the last place where many emigrants slept. It acquired its name some time before 1854, when steam paddleboats to Liverpool took emigrants to the ocean liners. Up till recently, there were marks of the bunks for sailors and emigrants on some of the walls. We now offer a far more up-to-date service for our visitors, some of whom are descendants of past emigrants. You can sit either in our lounges or out beside the Solway, to see the birds wheel above the Solway during their migrations. Coachloads of visitors come from as far away as Liverpool to watch the birds here and at nearby Nature Reserves. | |||||||||||
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Directions ...Take the A710 from Dumfries through New Abbey, turning left at Kirkbean down the road to Carsethorn. Alternatively, take the A711 from Dumfries or Dalbeattie to Beeswing and follow the minor road to New Abbey before turning right onto the A710 at New Abbey and proceeding south towards Kirkbean. Visitors coming from Dalbeattie should follow signs towards Kippford and Southerness, but stay on the A710 coast road until they reach the junction at Kirkbean.See Map for details. Or - like David Bogie, the Scots Rally Driver - you could try arriving by helicopter... |
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Tel. : 01387 880631. Mobile : 07885 648900. | ||||||||||||
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