Visit Kippford Places

Welcome to Visit Kippford Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kippford

  

Kippford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kippford

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Kippford history

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Kippford had interests in the granite quarrying industry. The pier used now by the Solway Yacht Club is a former handling yard for a small railway line running into the hill to the East where a quarry was located.

Kippford geography / climate

Kippford stretches along the banks of the Urr estuary and in places is only one house-wide. The village is hemmed in between the forested Mark hill (locally known as the Muckle) and the sea.

You can visit Kippford places with Walkfo Kippford to hear history at Kippford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kippford has 6 places to visit in our interactive Kippford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kippford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kippford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kippford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 6 audio facts unique to Kippford places in an interactive Kippford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kippford Places Map
6 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Kippford historic spots	Kippford tourist destinations	Kippford plaques	Kippford geographic features
Walkfo Kippford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kippford

  

Best Kippford places to visit

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Kippford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kippford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kippford’s information audio spots:

Colvend and Southwick Colvend and Southwick is a community council area and civil parish within the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and is also part of the Church of Scotland parish of Colvends, Southwick and Kirkbean. It includes Southwick House, C18th/19th mansion house, home of Sir Mark McTaggart-Stewart MP.

Rough Island, Scotland Rough Island is a 20-acre (8 ha) uninhabited tidal island located in the Rough Firth off the Solway Firth, Scotland. The isle of Rough is 79 feet (24 metres) at its highest point.

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