The South Rhins Community Development Trust was a local enterprise group based in the South Rhins, and area within

Rhins of Galloway The Rhins (or Rhinns) of Galloway is a double-headed peninsula in southwestern Scotland. It takes the form of a hammerhead projecting into the Irish Sea, terminating in the north at Corsewall and Milleur Points and in the south at the Mull of ...

Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown (, ) is one of the Counties of Scotland, historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Wigtownshire was an counties of Scotland, administrative county used for ...

. The group was based in the village hall of

Stoneykirk Stoneykirk () is an area and a village in the heart of the Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, in the administrative council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland nearly in length and in breadth, bounded on the east by the bay of Luce, and on t ...

. The aims of the Trust were: *To support agricultural development and diversification *Development of tourism which builds on the environment, heritage, culture and location *Increase opportunities for women and young people *Improve access to social and community facilities *To promote, establish and operate/support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the South Rhins community. The trust was composed of local people, business people, and politicians. The main focus of the group was the creation of the ''

Mull of Galloway The Mull of Galloway (, ; ) is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula, also being the most southerly hill. The Mull has one of the last remain ...

experience'', and the trust was instrumental in setting up the visitor centre in 2000 and reopening the lighthouse to visitors. Through this project they also set up a website to represent the South Rhins to tourists, under the banner of the

(Scotland's Most Southerly Point). In 2018, the decision was taken to close the community trust, as a separate body (Mull of Galloway Trust) had taken responsibility for most activities. It was formally dissolved in 2021.

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