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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stairhaven like this:
Stairhaven, fishing harbour, Old Luce par., Wigtownshire, on Luce Bay, 2½ miles S. of Glenluce.
Stairhaven is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stairhaven itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stairhaven, in Dumfries and Galloway and Wigtownshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26757
Date accessed: 09th December 2025
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