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Port Logan's stone pier running out to its little round lighthouse tower, yachts moored in the calm bay and the village's houses on the far shore.
Dumfries and Galloway

Port Logan

An old stone pier with a little lighthouse tower at its end, on a sandy bay south of Logan Botanic Garden.

Welcome

There's something lovely about Port Logan, a small village on a sandy bay on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway.

It was known as Port Nessock until Colonel Andrew McDouall of Logan built the stone pier in the early 19th century, hoping to make it the port for the trade with Ireland. When a new road was raised along the shore in front of the cottages, their families were meant to move to new houses higher up, and chose to stay where they were. You may know the bay from the BBC drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky, which ran from 2001 to 2003 and was filmed here. Stroll out along the pier, then down onto the sands.

A short drive awayGallie Craig, Mull of GallowayA turf-roofed coffee house built into the clifftop at the Mull of Galloway, Scotland's southernmost point, with views to Ireland and the Isle of Man.22 min by roadSee itGallie Craig, Mull of Galloway
Before you go

A village and its bay, open at all times.

Parking
Free parking by the old stone pier at the south end of the village, and more at the north end.
Toilets
Toilets in the village.
The pier
Rough stone at first, then cobbles, with a smoother concrete strip along one side.
By bus
Buses between Stranraer and Drummore stop in Port Logan.
Walking
The Rhins of Galloway Coast Path passes through the village, north to Portpatrick and south to the Mull of Galloway.

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Where it is

On the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway, a mile and a half south of Logan Botanic Garden.

Close byLogan, the Mull of Galloway and the Rhins.
  1. Palm trees and colourful flowerbeds line a gravel path in a coastal gardenLogan Botanic GardenTree ferns and cabbage palms on the Rhins, kept alive by the Gulf Stream.2 miles 6 min by road
  2. Small wooden hut on grassy clifftop above sea cliffs and wavesMull of GallowayThe last of Scotland: cliffs, seabirds and a lighthouse on the point.9 miles 23 min by road
  3. Mull of Galloway LighthouseMull of Galloway LighthouseRobert Stevenson's tower of 1830 on the last cliff in Scotland.9 miles 23 min by road
  4. Small wooden hut atop layered coastal cliffs above the seaRhins of GallowayThe peninsula at Scotland's south-west tip, circled by an 83-mile waymarked coast path from Stranraer to the Mull of Galloway and back.10 miles 16 min by road
  5. Glenwhan Botanic Garden from the top of the slope: flowering shrubs and rhododendrons round the lochans, with Luce Bay and the Mull of Galloway on the horizon.Glenwhan Botanic GardenA botanic garden and arboretum on the hillside above Dunragit, east of Stranraer.14 miles 28 min by road
  6. PortpatrickPortpatrickA painted harbour on the Rhins, and mile nought of the Southern Upland Way.17 miles 25 min by road
  7. Dunskey CastleDunskey CastleA roofless tower on the cliff edge, half an hour along the path from Portpatrick.18 miles 29 min by road
Directions
Kirkmadrine's small stone church on its rise among the fields, the red sandstone porch at its west end where the early Christian stones stand behind glass, old gravestones in the grass beside it.AttractionsKirkmadrine Stones6.9 miles
Grassy clifftops at the Mull of Galloway dropping to rocks and a calm blue sea, in low sun.WalksMull of Galloway Trail7.4 miles
CafeGallie Craig, Mull of Galloway8.7 miles
Knockinaam Lodge from the air, a grey stone country house in green lawns above its private cove and pebble beach, with cliffs and the Irish Sea beyond.RestaurantsKnockinaam Lodge14 miles
Selkie's Haven Lodge, a white building of two wings with pointed slate roofs, a table and a palm on its terrace.PortpatrickSelkie's Haven LodgeSleeps 2 · 17 miles
Dunskey House, the castle, in autumn, red and gold ivy over its walls, chimneys and gables.PortpatrickThe Royal ApartmentSleeps 10 · 17 miles
From above, Dunskey House, the castle, its grey gables and chimneys, fields and woods running to the sea behind.PortpatrickThe Velvet UppergroundSleeps 4 · 17 miles
The front of Wren's Nest, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, a table and chairs and a timber planter on the lawn before it.PortpatrickWren's NestSleeps 2 · 17 miles
Symphonica Lodge, a long single-storey stone building with a bench by the door, on a gravel drive.PortpatrickSymphonica LodgeSleeps 4 · 17 miles

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Places to stay near the bay, and when each is next free.

Selkie's Haven Lodge, a white building of two wings with pointed slate roofs, a table and a palm on its terrace.Selkie's Haven Lodge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • 11 miles from Port Logan
Free 25–28 OctDunskey House, the castle, in autumn, red and gold ivy over its walls, chimneys and gables.The Royal Apartment
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Portpatrick
  • 11 miles from Port Logan
Free 29 Nov – 2 DecFrom above, Dunskey House, the castle, its grey gables and chimneys, fields and woods running to the sea behind.The Velvet Upperground
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Portpatrick
  • 11 miles from Port Logan
Free 24–27 OctThe front of Wren's Nest, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, a table and chairs and a timber planter on the lawn before it.Wren's Nest
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • 11 miles from Port Logan
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