Mull of Galloway

Mull of Galloway
Mull of Galloway headland
Mull of Galloway is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Mull of Galloway
Mull of Galloway
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
OS grid referenceNX 15747 30411
• Edinburgh112 mi (180 km)
• London292 mi (470 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTRANRAER
Postcode districtDG9
Dialling code01776
UK Parliament
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54°38′06″N 4°51′23″W / 54.635083°N 4.856336°W / 54.635083; -4.856336

The Mull of Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Maol nan Gall, pronounced [mɯːlˠ̪ nəŋ ˈkaulˠ̪]; grid reference NX158303) is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.

The Mull has one of the last remaining sections of natural coastal habitat on the Galloway coast and as such supports a wide variety of plant and animal species. It is now a nature reserve managed by the RSPB. Mull means rounded headland or promontory.

The Mull of Galloway Trail, one of Scotland's Great Trails, is a 59 km (37 mi) long-distance footpath that runs from the Mull of Galloway via Stranraer to Glenapp near Ballantrae, where the trail links with the Ayrshire Coastal Path.[1]

  1. ^ "Mull of Galloway Trail". Scotland's Great Trails. Retrieved 17 September 2018.