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Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationKirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
AddressTorrs Shore
Town or cityKirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, DG6 4XL
CountryScotland
Coordinates54°47′40.8″N 4°03′44.7″W / 54.794667°N 4.062417°W / 54.794667; -4.062417
Opened1862
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Website
https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/kirkcudbright-lifeboat-station

Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of the town and royal burgh of Kirkcudbright, at the mouth of the River Dee, in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1862.[1]

The station has operated a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Sheila Stenhouse (B-814) since 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Kirkcudbright's station history". Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.

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