IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Kirkbean, DUMFRIES, DG2 8BL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to DG2 8BL by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (21 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
2
Carse Bay Holiday Chalets
Beside South Carse.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 18 May 2017
0.02 miles
4
South Carse
The house and its grounds are protected from erosion by granite rock-armour.
Image: © Andrew Curtis
Taken: 2 Jul 2021
0.03 miles
5
Stranded jellyfish
Just south of Carsethorn.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 18 May 2017
0.04 miles
6
Boulders on the shore
Large quantities of boulders have been dumped along the top of the shoreline to reduce erosion of the area immediately behind the beach.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 18 May 2017
0.07 miles
7
Posts and old rope
According to old OS maps, the posts appear to coincide with the line of the back of the beach about 100 years ago. Considerable erosion has occurred since then, and continues to be a major problem along this stretch of coastline.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 18 May 2017
0.10 miles
8
Coastal erosion south of Carsethorn
Some sections of the coast around Carsethorn have already been protected with rock armour to protect properties close to the shore-line Image and Image
Much more is now planned with permission given by the council in April 2021. It has been estimated that around 4,000 tonnes of rock will be required to complete the defences which could be supplied by local granite boulders taken from farm fields around Criffel.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/scenic-dumfries-galloway-village-sea-23919746 https://web.archive.org/web/20210705131718if_/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/scenic-dumfries-galloway-village-sea-23919746
Image: © Andrew Curtis
Taken: 2 Jul 2021
0.13 miles
9
Carsethorne Beach
Groynes on Carsethorne beach
Image: © Alison Stamp
Taken: 20 Jun 2005
0.17 miles
10
Barrel Jellyfish, Carsethorn
Several of these large Barrel Jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo, were washed up along the shore at Carsethorn.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 15 Oct 2013
0.17 miles