Garlieston

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Garlieston is a small coastal village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, known for its historic harbour and role in testing the Mulberry harbours used during the D-Day landings.

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Garlieston canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement
village
administrativeArea Dumfries and Galloway council area
country Scotland
governingBody Dumfries and Galloway Council
hasAmenity caravan park
public house
village shop
hasCategory Ports and harbours of Scotland
Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
World War II sites in Scotland
hasCoastType sheltered bay
hasDialCode 01988
hasEconomicActivity recreational boating
tourism
hasFeature historic harbour
hasHarbour Garlieston Harbour
hasHeritage wartime testing structures offshore
hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance World War II
hasHistoricalUse fishing village
hasNearbyEstate Galloway House
hasNearbyFeature Mulberry harbour concrete remains
hasNearbyGarden Galloway House Gardens
hasOSGridReference NX481404
hasPopulationType small village population
hasPostcodeDistrict DG8
hasPostTown NEWTON STEWART
hasTransport local bus services
historicalCounty Wigtownshire
knownFor Second World War history
connection with D-Day landings
testing Mulberry harbours
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
Wigtownshire
locatedInParish Sorbie
locatedNear Isle of Whithorn
linked to: Whithorn

Wigtown
locatedOnBodyOfWater Solway Firth
Wigtown Bay
observes British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
partOf United Kingdom
region South West Scotland
linked to: southwest Scotland
timeZone UTC+0
UTC+1
usedFor Mulberry harbour trials

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Wigtown Bay hasNearbyTown Garlieston
Machars containsSettlement Garlieston
Whithorn hasNearbySettlement Garlieston
Whithorn Peninsula contains Garlieston
Wigtownshire contains Garlieston
subject linked to: historic county of Wigtownshire
Wigtownshire containsVillage Garlieston