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Sandhead is a
small village in
Dumfries and Galloway,
south west Scotland. It
overlooks Luce Bay, 7
miles south of Stranraer. The old main road, named...
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including Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Lochans, and, in the
South Rhins, Stoneykirk,
Sandhead, Ardwell, and Drummore. The
peninsula is
bounded on its west
coast by the...
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approaching Sandhead in the
vicinity of the
Eastern Channel Light Vessels communicate with the
pilot station at
Sagar Island,
designated "
Sandheads Pilot"...
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liquid bulk cargo. It is
located about 130
kilometres (81 mi) from the
sandheads–deep sea area of the Bay of Bengal, 45
kilometres (28 mi)
upstream from...
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blacksmith and
aviation pioneer.
Andrew Blain Baird was born in 1862 in
Sandhead on Luce Bay in the
Rhinns of Galloway, Scotland. One of
three sons, his...
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outwith Stranraer: Glenluce,
Castle Kennedy, Drummore, Kirkcolm, Leswalt,
Sandhead and Portpatrick. The
original Stranraer Academy was
opened in 1845 on the...
- Penpont, Portpatrick, Port
William Ringford,
Robgill Tower,
Ruthwell Sandhead, Sanquhar, Sorbie, St John's Town of Dalry, Stoneykirk,
Stranraer Templand...
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First wireless telegraph station established between Sagar Island and
Sandhead. Pre-1902 –
Cable telegraph. 1907 –
First Central Battery of telephones...
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burgh from 1677 Port
Logan (Port Nessock)
Portpatrick Port
William Sandhead Sorbie Stoneykirk Stranraer, a
royal burgh from 1617
Whauphill Whithorn...
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Sydney to
Quebec May 1942 to Nov 1944
Reverse QS SR Calcutta,
India ("
Sandheads") to Rangoon,
Burma Dec 1941 to Mar 1942 To
reinforce forces holding that...
