Best beaches in Dumfries and Galloway
Rockcliffe Beach
The Mote of Mark, a 5th-6th century hillfort, stands above the beach, at the start of a coastal walk to Sandyhills among Scotland's finest.
Sandyhills Beach
A golden crescent of shelving, shallow sand at the end of the Rockcliffe coastal walk, with sunset views across the Solway to Cumbria.
Dhoon Beach
A small, secluded sandy beach near Dalbeattie, with rock pools to explore as the tide drops along this quiet stretch of the Solway coast