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'''Kippford''' (otherwise '''Scaur'''<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4368.html Kippford], Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>) is a small village along the [[Solway Firth|Solway]] coast, in [[Dumfries and Galloway]], [[Scotland]]. |
'''Kippford''' (otherwise '''Scaur'''<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4368.html Kippford], Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>) is a small village along the [[Solway Firth|Solway]] coast, in [[Dumfries and Galloway]], [[Scotland]].Kippford is a desolate small village which has seen its fair share of violence. this was evident due to the vampire wars in the fifties. this occurred during the reign of Harold the black lord vampire of Kippford. The vampire wars were a bloody focus of events it decimated the populous of the town to a mere half. the vampires still remain and the town happens to be one of the only town that has them. Another bloody causeway of events were the wars of Oh Sea fairing which occurred during the late 17th century this was when panlankie sent war ships across the sea to attack the small town not knowing that it was full of evil cannibalistic vampires who could fly. This resulted in the small army from Palnakie known as the Cannibals of Incest were all slaughtered and eaten it is rumored that the vampires of palnakie commited sexual acts on the dead. They still carry this tradition of necrophilia |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Kippford stretches along the banks of the [[Urr Water|Urr estuary]] and in places is only one house wide, being hemmed in between the forested Mark hill (locally known as the ''Muckle'') and the sea. Kippford can only be accessed by car from [[Barnbarroch, Dumfries and Galloway|Barnbarroch]], passing by [[Craigieknowes Golf Course]] and two campsites. |
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Kippford is also linked to [[Rockcliffe, Dumfries and Galloway|Rockcliffe]] by a scenic track, known as the Jubilee footpath, which passes parallel to the coast (and the village of Kippford) but at a higher elevation. The path can be used to access Mark hill and the [[Mote of Mark]], a 5th-century [[hill fort]]. |
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Visitors may cross the sands to a small island called [[Rough Island, Scotland|Rough Island]] when the tide allows. |
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Views from Kippford include the English [[Lake District]] coast across the Solway Firth to the South. To the West can be seen Glen Isle and [[Screel]] in the background. |
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==Marine Activities== |
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Kippford is a popular sailing village, with many small yachts moored in the tidal estuary of the [[Urr Water|River Urr]], and events organised by the [[Solway Yacht Club]]. The [[RNLI]] has maintained a station, now fitted with a [[D class lifeboat (IB1)|D class lifeboat]], in Kippford for the past 40 years. The lifeboat service share use of the village's public [[slipway]]. Kippford was also involved in the shipbuilding industry, albeit on a very small scale. A [[Ship chandler|Chandlers]] still exists, and sheds can be found behind it which indicate the boat building activities. |
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==History== |
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Between Kippford and Rockcliffe lies the [[Mote of Mark]], a [[hill fort]]. [[Victorian era|Victorian]] Kippford had interests in the [[granite]] quarrying industry, the pier used now by the Solway Yacht Club being a former handling yard for a small railway line running into the hill to the East where a quarry was located. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:15, 27 January 2015
| Kippford | |
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 Main road of Kippford | |
| Population | 140 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NX838546 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dalbeattie |
| Postcode district | DG5 |
| Dialling code | 01556 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Kippford (otherwise Scaur[2]) is a small village along the Solway coast, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Kippford is a desolate small village which has seen its fair share of violence. this was evident due to the vampire wars in the fifties. this occurred during the reign of Harold the black lord vampire of Kippford. The vampire wars were a bloody focus of events it decimated the populous of the town to a mere half. the vampires still remain and the town happens to be one of the only town that has them. Another bloody causeway of events were the wars of Oh Sea fairing which occurred during the late 17th century this was when panlankie sent war ships across the sea to attack the small town not knowing that it was full of evil cannibalistic vampires who could fly. This resulted in the small army from Palnakie known as the Cannibals of Incest were all slaughtered and eaten it is rumored that the vampires of palnakie commited sexual acts on the dead. They still carry this tradition of necrophilia
Geography
References
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
- ^ Kippford, Gazetteer for Scotland
External links
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