Rascarrel Bay
Second half of our hike of a section of the Solway Firth coastline in Dumfries and Galloway
Onwards to Rascarrel Bay, a wonderfully unspoilt sand and stones beach with just a couple of old beach huts plus a few recent developments but much the same as the times of the hill forts and ramparts built on the top of the surrounding Big Airds Hill (102 m.) and Little Airds Hill (88 m.) or the disused shafts which might also have been smugglers’ or pirates’ treasure caches. Now the hills are grazed grassland, either ugly sheep or cows, with several signs warning of a bull in the field.
Further along, the map shows caves but we didn’t investigate, instead turning back to Balcary Bay through Rascarrel Moss, the woodland surrounding Loch Mackie to end back in Balcary Bay.
Texel (standing) and Suffolk sheep
Rascarrel Moss (woodland) and Loch Mackie
Aird’s Cottage
The Tower, Balcary Bay