Kippford Lifeboat Station

Kippford Lifeboat Station
Kippford Lifeboat Station
Kippford Lifeboat Station is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Kippford Lifeboat Station
Kippford , Dumfries and Galloway
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
AddressRoughfirth Road
Town or cityKippford, Dumfries and Galloway, DG5 4LN
CountryScotland
Coordinates54°52′35.4″N 3°48′48.3″W / 54.876500°N 3.813417°W / 54.876500; -3.813417
OpenedMay 1966
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Website
Kippford RNLI Lifeboat Station

Kippford Lifeboat Station is located on Roughfirth Road, Kippford, a small village on the east bank of the River Urr, which sits at the head of Rough Firth, on the Solway Firth, in Dumfries and Galloway.

An Inshore lifeboat was first stationed at Kippford by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in May 1966.[1]

The station currently operates a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Ronnie Sinclair (D-854), on station since 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Kippford's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.