Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland.

The Motte was the first in a line of early castles along the eastern shore of the Rhins.

The top was used by the Royal Observer Corps during the Second World War as a lookout point, but in earlier times the castle was made of wood and was inevitably burned to the ground by marauding forces.

The village is located nearby to RAF West Freugh.

In 1902, the first wireless telegraph station was established between Sagar Island, India and Sandhead, UK.