Port Logan
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Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire.
Port Nessock Bay is now all that remains to the west of a strait that in post-glacial times separated the main part of what is now the Rinns of Galloway from three smaller islands to its south[1].
The village was planned, created by Colonel Andrew MacDowall, the laird of Logan, in 1818. The village harbour features a quay and lighthouse designed by Thomas Telford.
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[edit] Character and facilities
Facilities include a village hall (sometimes used for meetings of the Kirkmaiden Community Council), a part-time post office, and the Port Logan Inn, which since it changed hands in 2006 has been serving good real ale and food. There is a small market garden supplying local businesses and the public.
For a couple of years until 2006 they also included a newly-built cafe with excellent views called the Butterchurn; however, this is now closed, and the owners are seeking planning permission to convert it into a private house.
[edit] Tourist attractions
The Logan Fish Pond, Logan Botanic Garden & Logan House Gardens are nearby.
The village is a popular fishing destination.
[edit] Media associations
The village was used at the setting for the BBC series Two Thousand Acres of Sky.
[edit] References
- ^ Whittow, J B (1977). Geology and Scenery in Scotland. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 63. ISBN 014021867X. OCLC 3690635.
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