{"id":33976,"date":"2016-11-11T23:29:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-stranraer-and-the-rhinns-dumfries-and-galloway-escape-here\/"},"modified":"2016-11-11T23:42:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:42:57","slug":"lets-move-to-stranraer-and-the-rhinns-dumfries-and-galloway-escape-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-stranraer-and-the-rhinns-dumfries-and-galloway-escape-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Stranraer and the Rhinns, Dumfries and Galloway: escape here"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNobody would find you on the edge of the edgeWhat\u2019s going for it? It\u2019s not often we get to use the word \u201cisthmus\u201d on Let\u2019s move to, but today, folks, is the day. For Stranraer sits on one. Google it, if you\u2019re scratching your head trying to remember first-year geography classes. Because Stranraer\u2019s isthmus defines the place. Here Britain narrows to a pinch \u2013 the isthmus \u2013 before stretching out as the Rhinns, a \u201cbroad headland\u201d or \u201cfat nose\u201d \u2013 both Gaelic origins of Stranraer\u2019s name. People used to schlep here for the ferry port. The isthmus was a gateway to other lands. But now that\u2019s moved up the coast to Cairnryan the isthmus seems like more of a wall, lending a feeling of isolation to the low hills beyond, suspended in the ocean, as close in spirit and history to Ireland as to the British Isles. On the plus side this is a fabulous place to escape to. Nobody would find you on the edge of the edge about to drop off the mainland, accompanied only by kittiwakes and hunkered down amid old-fashioned shops like Fraser\u2019s butchers and Chinese takeaways preserved from 1974.The case against Such isolation is not for everyone. It\u2019s taken some hits since the ferry service moved. Regeneration is continuing, but it\u2019ll be a long road. The glorious waterfront needs work. Stranraer can feel a tad drab. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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