Southerness

When we visited Southerness, just south of Dumfries last week, it was a bonus to discover that the Lighthouse was open and be treated to a history lesson from the curator about local boy, John Paul Jones who later became “Father of the American Navy”. The views from the lighthouse were hazy but never having been to that particular beach before, it was wonderful to see the carboniferous rock strata shaping the shoreline. We may not have the beautiful white sands of the Western Isles on our doorstep, but we are still very lucky to live close to the coast