Sightseeing

Wigtownshire, renowned for its beautiful mountain and sea scapes, is divided into three areas - the Rhins to the west, the Machars in the east and the wild Moors to the north.

Machars, meaning low lying coastal plain, comes from the Gaelic, spoken widely in this part of Scotland till Scots took its place. Place-names like Sloehabbert and Mochrum echo the area’s Gaelic past.

Look at the map and the Machars is unmissable. It’s that wedge-of-Brie-shaped peninsula jutting down into the Solway Firth, at Scotland’s south western-most corner.

To the north and north east lie the brooding Galloway hills , due east across Wigtown Bay and the river Cree lies the other half of Galloway - Kirkcudbrightshire - while west lies Luce Bay and the Rhins.

South is the Isle of Man, only 18 miles from the Point of Ayre, the Machars most southern tip.