Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway - The Piers - Celeseque postcard c.1910

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• Picture / Image:  Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway (formerly Wigtownshire) - The Piers
• Publisher:  Photochrom (Celesque series)
• Postally used:  no
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• Notes / condition: bumped corner 

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Stranraer (/stræn'r?r/ stran-RAR; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar, pronounced [?n?? t?????n ?ãu.??]) is a town in Inch, Wigtownshire, in the west of Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population including the surrounding area of nearly 13,000.

Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is best known as having been a ferry port connecting Scotland with Belfast (and previously with Larne) in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to Cairnryan in November 2011.^[3] The main industries in the area are the ferry port, with associated industries, tourism and, more traditionally, farming.

The name is generally believed to come from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning ""The Fat Nose"", but which more prosaically might be rendered as ""the broad headland"". Another interpretation would link the second element in the name with Rerigonium, an ancient settlement noted by Ptolemy in this part of Britain. A person from Stranraer is a Stranraerarian; someone from the original, lochside, part of the town, including Sheuchan Street and Agnew Crescent – the Clayhole or, in local dialect, Cl'yhole – is a Clayholer /kle?'ho?l?r/.^{[citation needed]}

The A77 runs north towards Ayr, Prestwick and Glasgow. The A75 runs east from Stranraer to Gretna, with links to the M6 going to Carlisle. The A75 is part of European route E18, but, like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom.

The main national coach providers operate services from Stranraer. National Express offer a service to London, and Scottish Citylink (in association with Ulsterbus) operate services (which connect with High-speed Sea Service sailings) to Edinburgh.

Local transport in and around the town is provided by Stagecoach Western,^[4] and three local companies – James King Coaches, Irvine, and McCulloch's Coaches.^[5][6][7]

Stranraer railway station is the southern terminus for one of the branch lines of the Glasgow South Western Line. Trains are provided by First ScotRail daily to Ayr, Glasgow, and Kilmarnock.

In November 2011, Stena Line relocated its ferry services to a new port at Old House Point, north of Cairnryan, which is a few miles north of Stranraer. The existing port in Stranraer may be redeveloped with the departure of Stena Line; proposals to build a transport hub have been made.^[8]

Both Campbeltown Airport and Glasgow Prestwick Airport, at around 45 miles (72 km), are the closest airports in Scotland to Stranraer. Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland is 39 miles (63 km) distant.^[9]

The European Union is partly financing ""The Stranraer and Loch Ryan Waterfront Project"" for now and future generations.^[10]

At an estimated cost of £1.29m, the Castle Square development will be the first phase of the redevelopment of Stranraer town centre and significantly change the flow of traffic, with Castle Street and George Street both being narrowed in a bid to be more pedestrian friendly.^[11] By January 2010, work on the streets around the town centre was complete, with the streets around the Castle of St John re-paved and re-profiled. The Castle Square was formally unveiled in March 2011 and has so far hosted a range of activities, including music and family events.

Stranraer is currently undergoing redevelopment in the South Central Area (known as Dick's Hill, Ochtrelure and the southern part of Liddesdale Road area into the Gallow Hill).

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=scotland

county/ country=wigtownshire

number of items=single

period=pre - 1914

postage condition=unposted