Looking for that special place to build your dream home where you can play a top, public golf course, (but feels and looks like a private club), swim, eat-out, walk the beach and more' Thistle Downs may be the place for you. Established in Sunset Beach, NC in 1999, the Thistle Golf Club community was developed as a ''sister'' course to the Thistle Golf Club in Leith, Scotland which was established in 1815. The best available home site in Thistle Downs is #8803 Carenden Ct. Check it out! NOTE: The USPS address shows Sunset Beach, NC 28468 but the property is physically located in the city limits of Calabash, NC 28467.