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Balcary Lifeboat Station

A Category B Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8256 / 54°49'32"N

Longitude: -3.8261 / 3°49'33"W

OS Eastings: 282783

OS Northings: 549388

OS Grid: NX827493

Mapcode National: GBR 1DQM.GY

Mapcode Global: WH5XL.6ZB0

Plus Code: 9C6RR5GF+6H

Entry Name: Balcary Lifeboat Station

Listing Name: Balcary Lifeboat Station

Listing Date: 23 April 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 350969

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17112

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200350969

Location: Rerrick

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Rerrick

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Dated 1883. Rectangular lifeboat house now disused. Single storey and attic, squared pinned rubble with granite quoins, margins and banding detail to flanks and gable heads. Wide double doors to seaward gable, concrete slipway survives. Above door, loft door flanked by pair of decorative cast-iron roundels with maritime symbols that to right dated 1883. Flanks have 3 regularly spaced windows. Pitched slate roofs.

Statement of Interest

Balcary lifeboat station was abandoned soon after it was built in favour of the Kirkcudbright station.

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