Auchencairn
![View of the square in the village of Auchencairn](/Images/godic/202412/22/The_Square,_Auchencairn1518.jpg")
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![Hestan Island within Auchencairn Bay, the site of caves used by local smugglers to store goods.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Auchencairn_Bay1519.jpg")
Auchencairn is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the coast of the Solway Firth at the head of Auchencairn Bay and lies on the A711 road between the town of Dalbeattie to the east and Kirkcudbright to the west.