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Kirkcudbright RNLI Lifeboat Station

Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station

Established in 1862, Kirkcudbright has provided search and rescue coverage from Southerness Point to Scares Rocks in Solway Firth. Today, the station operates an inshore B class lifeboat.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station

12.58pm 16 August 2025
12.53pm 16 August 2025
4.07pm 1 August 2025
5.46pm 17 July 2025
9.37am 22 June 2025
6.16am 18 June 2025
4.24pm 15 May 2025
5.24pm 14 May 2025
9.11am 14 May 2025
7.21pm 13 May 2025
3.15am 29 December 2024
11.44pm 13 November 2024
4.18pm 11 September 2024
4.15pm 11 September 2024
3.10pm 5 September 2024
9.55pm 17 August 2024
1.52pm 7 July 2024
3.02pm 26 May 2024
10.58am 15 May 2024
5.19pm 11 May 2024

Today's weather

18°C Overcast
Min: 14°C Max: 18°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
Dee Road
Kirkcudbright
DG6 4HQ

Station phone number

Crew room
01557 332306

Boathouse
01557 330425

Visiting times

Sunday 10am - 12pm

Visitor contact

Jeff Dolby

Visitor contact phone number

01557 332070

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Kirkcudbright RNLI volunteers need your help

Kirkcudbright RNLI lifesavers are in desperate need of a lifeboat station fit for the 21st century. Will you donate and help them raise £50,000 towards the cost?
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