Auchenmalg is a small

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situated on the shore of

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in the

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, south-west

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. Auchenmalg consists of a village hall, a

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called the Cock Inn, and a

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called Luce Bay Holiday Park. The main industries in Auchenmalg are farming and tourism, there is an active dairy farm and the caravan park sits above the beach. In recent years Auchenmalg has been expanded with the construction of a number of new homes on former

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Archaeology

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lists numerous sites of archaeological interest in the area of Auchenmalg, these include: Black Cairn which is not thought to be a cairn but an enclosure that may have contained buildings

Auchenmalg Bridge Standing Stone which is thought to be a prehistoric stone some 2 metres high in a field that is visible from the road

Auchenmalg Bay, jetty the remains of a pier or jetty on the shore that was built in stone and is visible at low tide

Auchenmalg House the ruins of a former manor house in a field and visible from the road

References

Villages in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub