A relatively small, horse shoe shaped area of beach, approximately 4 km long. It is situated on the north coast of the Solway Firth close to the village of Southerness, south of the town of Dumfries. The beach is fairly rocky leaving an array of rock pools exposed at low tide. As this beach sits on a transitional water mud flats are exposed at low tide making the waters edge difficult to access in certain areas.
Water quality is classified as "Good" based on samples taken from the previous 4 years, 2021 through to 2024.
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