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B793

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B793
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From:  Dalbeattie (NX837626)
To:  Caulkerbush (NX927571)
Distance:  7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Meets:  A711, A710
Former Number(s):  A745
Old route now:  B794
Highway Authorities

Dumfries and Galloway

Traditional Counties

Kirkcudbrightshire

Route outline (key)
B793 Dalbeattie - Aucheninnes
B793 Links in Dalbeattie
B793 Dalbeattie(N) - Caulkerbush

The B793 is a rural B-road in east Kirkcudbrightshire.

Route

The B793 between the two turnings to Drumstinchall

The route starts on the A711 at Edingham to the north of Dalbeattie and heads roughly southwards, bypassing the town to the east. A left turn leads into the large Edingham Industrial Estate, part of the reason behind the construction of the bypass, and also crosses a disused railway line as it climbs. The woodland of Edingham Moss lies off to the left as the route crests a summit and starts to descend. It soon crosses the Kirkgunzeon Lane (a stream) then passes a turning into Dalbeattie (Moss Road), after which the road quality gets worse - The B793 has come to the end of the modern bypass section, which also serves the large sawmill off to the left. The route now winds south west through a landscape of rough fields and scattered woodland, passing between the hills and Dalbeattie Forest. A low watershed is crossed before the road bends to the left at a junction and starts to climb again. A long winding climb between forestry to the left and moorland fields to the right offers some fine views to the south and on a clear day a glimpse of the sea may be had.

Continuing east, contouring across the moor and passing a few small woods, the route reaches a summit of 127m between Auchelosh Hill and the lower Banks Hill. It then skirts the grounds of Auchenskeoch Lodge, going round a pond and following the valley of the Southwick Water downstream; the stream is over to the left and its valley is not always visible. The terrain gets less bleak as the route descends, and soon the road passes the isolated Southwick Parish Church, then continues on to end shortly afterwards at a T-junction on the A710 by Southwick war memorial just east of Caulkerbush.

History

The original route of the B793 in Dalbeattie

The B793 has a complicated history. The current route of the B793 was originally unclassified, with the exception of the section closest to Dalbeattie which was not built until 1994. Early on, probably as early as 1924, the road east of Dalbeattie to the A710 at Caulkerbush was numbered as the B793, but by 1932 this had become an extension of the A745, the current, western, part of which had probably also been created in 1924. Around the same time, the B793 number was reused in the centre of Dalbeattie. This route started on the A711 Craignar Street and headed north along Haugh Road to cross the A710 and bear right into New Road and Station Road, ending back on the A711 after a detour of just over half a mile. It is not clear if these two early sections ever co-existed.

This situation lasted until the early 1970s, when the B793 was returned to its original route, which had been the A745 for many years. This is shown on the OS Landranger from 1976, but not the 1972 OS Quarter Inch Map. It left town along Southwick Road and Moss Road, as it had in 1922, before joining the B793's present route and following it to Caulkerbush. The town centre section of the B793 appears to have been downgraded at the same time. Following construction of the Dalbeattie eastern bypass in 1994, the B793 was rerouted onto that, thus taking it out of the centre of town.

Dalbeattie Eastern Bypass

Edingham Link Road runs from the A711 north of John Street to Moss Road and was opened on 17 November 1994 by David Fulton, Chairman of the Regional Council's Roads and Transportation committee. The main aim was to take heavy timber lorries, travelling to the sawmill, away from the town centre. The contractor was Barr Ltd., and the cost £1.44 million.




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Old RAC Road Sign - Geograph - 385619.jpgB793 between the two turnings to Drumstinchall - Geograph - 2446227.jpg
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