Kippford
Kippford maps (1 available)
Map of Kirkcudbrightshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Kirkcudbrightshire
Kippford books (2 available)
Kippford memories
Read and share memories of Kippford and Kirkcudbrightshire inspired by Frith photos
Cummings in Kippford
My GGG Grandfather was a shipbuider in Kippford. His name was John Cumming.
Contributed by Wendy Roberts
Kirkcudbrightshire memories
Cummings in Kippford
My GGG Grandfather was a shipbuider in Kippford. His name was John Cumming.
A memory of Kippford contributed by Wendy Roberts
My most memorable corner
I lived at Corbieton Cottage for 22 years between 1939 & 1961 and this is the view I saw as I came down the hill to go to school, to Sunday school, to Scouts, to the Kirk, to the pub, the Hall, the bowling, the dancing, the concerts et al. On the left hand side, just out of picture is the big tree under which there was a seat and we all congregated there, young & old to hear the crac and put in our own tupenceworth. The road straight in front is School Brae & goes up to the school, it is part of the Old Military Road from Castle Douglas to Dumfries. Smith's shop was on the left ...read more here
A memory of Haugh Of Urr contributed by Jim Cook
My Old School
This is a view which I know very well as it is taken from Hardgate School playground - the school that I attended from 1939 to 1946. The little cottage on the left was occupied by Peter McAlister & his family and the next property was the School House. Mr Macnab, Mr Souter & Mr Forsyth were the headmasters living there during my school years. We went there to do our gardening - a kind of "dig for victory". There has since been another house built between these two otherwise the scene is virtually the same today.
A memory of Haugh Of Urr contributed by Jim Cook
Extracts From Kippford & Kirkcudbrightshire books
The picturesque village of Kippford is set close to the mouth of the River Urr downstream from Dalbeattie, on the eastern shore of the estuary. It was once a significant coastal packet port, and sloops and other vessels were built on the narrow shore. In early days they had to be launched sideways on, a difficult and often perilous procedure. By the 1920s shipbuilding had declined, and in the years since Kippford has become a popular yachting centre, its harbour and channel busy with visiting boats in the summer months.
An extract from from"Scotland".