Cairngaan

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Cairngaan, Dumfries and Galloway, is the southmost settlement in Scotland. A tiny village, Cairngaan lies just before the Mull of Galloway (which contains Scotland's most southerly point, and a lighthouse, but no villages) on the B7401, after a turn-off from the B7605 road. The village is at the dead end of the B7401; as the road comes from an area that is already remote and goes only to this village, it can be said that the only reason to travel it is to experience what it is like to be at Scotland's most southerly town.

Nearby settlements of marginally more consequence include Drummore and Kirkmaiden to the near north. Around 20 miles away is Stranraer and the ferry to Northern Ireland.

See also Extreme points of the United Kingdom.