Not much of a landscape, but interesting historically. Rigg Bay near Garlieston entered the Mulberry Harbour story in the autumn of 1942.
Several locations were used for evaluating three prototypes in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The military commander wrote;
"It was necessary to test the components for the proposed artificial harbours and a testing site had to be found in the UK for these trials.
A search of various areas resulted in the selection of a location in the Solway Firth where the rise and fall of the tide — about 24 feet — was similar to that off Normandy. It was also subject, at times, to very rough seas. Above all, however, its remoteness from London decided the issue, as interested visitors were reduced to the minimum. Police protection was provided, when I approached the Scottish authorities, and a small unit was established at the experimental site.
love the clouds and background mountains that make this a stunning landscape, even if the foreground isn't so visually interesting. Fascinating history
