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Rockcliffe Village is in Dumfries and
Galloway southwest Scotland, 66 miles east of
Stranraer, 20 miles southwest of
Dumfries, 6 miles south of Dalbeattie.
Rockcliffe attracts visitors for its Beach,
Seating with views out to Rough Island, Scenic
Walks, mobile Ice Cream van that is there most
summer days, and Castle Point Caravan and
Camping Site on the east side of the
Village.
There is parking at the west end of
Rockcliffe where the road ends, as seen in the
image second top. If this is full, there is
large car park at the east side entrance to the
Village.
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The images right show Rockcliffe from the
Beach. The Village is mainly a row of houses
around the Bay, most of which are painted
white. These images were taken when there was a
School Trip at a High Tide with many children
swimming. The large images are real good.
At Low Tide, you can walk about one mile out
towards Rough Island. At a Really Low Tide, you
can actually walk to the Island along the
Beach. This should only be attempted if you
know the Tides.
There is also a Causeway from Kippford
Village just over one mile north that leads to
the Island. The Causeway is under water for
about 5 hours a day.
Rough Island is owned by the National Trust
for Scotland, run as a Bird Sanctuary.
Visitors are advised to avoid visiting the
Island during the months of May and June to
avoid disturbing Nesting Birds such as
Oystercatchers and Ringed Plovers.
Baron's Craig Hotel is in a scenic estate a
few hundred yards up a single lane road from
the west side car park in Rockcliffe.
The Hotel was closed in late 2016, there
seems to be little information if it will
re-open as a Hotel of as a Holiday Home.
This was a Victorian Mansion built around
1880 with local Granite for an English
businessman? There seems to be little
information when it was converted to a
Hotel.
The Rockcliffe Gallery was an Art Gallery in
the Hotel, with Art from Local Artists and
world wide. The Gallery closed with the
Hotel.
There is an Information Board at the west
side car park giving information on the popular
Walk to the scenic village of Kippford around
one mile north. Walk
Website.
The walk also passes an Iron Age Fort, dated
from the 400s to 700s, known as the Mote of
Mark.
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