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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garlieston canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | Dumfries and Galloway council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dumfries and Galloway Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | wartime testing structures offshore ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | fishing village ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEstate | Galloway House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Mulberry harbour concrete remains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyGarden | Galloway House Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOSGridReference | NX481404 ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | small village population ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | DG8 ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | NEWTON STEWART NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | local bus services ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Wigtownshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Second World War history
ⓘ
connection with D-Day landings ⓘ testing Mulberry harbours ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumfries and Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigtownshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInParish | Sorbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Isle of Whithorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Solway Firth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigtown Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | South West Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
UTC+0
ⓘ
UTC+1 ⓘ |
| usedFor | Mulberry harbour trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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