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Wigtown. Wigtown (/ ˈ w ɪ ɡ t ən ˌ-t aʊ n / (both used locally); Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Ùige) is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland.
A two-tier system of regions and districts was put in place instead, with the area becoming part of the Dumfries and Galloway region and the Wigtown district. The Wigtown district covered all of the former administrative county of Wigtownshire plus the two parishes of Kirkmabreck and Minnigaff from neighbouring Kirkcudbrightshire. [10]
Wigtown is a lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland and a committee area of Dumfries and Galloway Council.From 1975 until 1996 it was also a local government district.It closely resembles the historic county of Wigtownshire, covering the whole area of that county but also including the two parishes of Kirkmabreck and Minnigaff from the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Newton Stewart (Gd: Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach) is a former burgh town in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.The town is on the River Cree with most of the town to the west of the river, and is sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to the Galloway Hills".
Kirkinner Parish Church built in 1828 [2]. There is a "Hill fort, Ring Hill", North Balfern, near Orchardtown Bay. [3] [4]Doon Hill fort (which is not a dun), Capenoch Croft, west of Barnbarroch, occupies a rocky knoll from which the ground falls away steeply to the E. Around the rim of the knoll there is the remains of a substantial stone wall, enclosing an area some 34.0m NE-SW by 30m ...
Spring Fling Open Studios (also known as Spring Fling) is an open studio event based in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.. Every Spring since 2003, 70 - 100 selected artists, makers and designers across the region open their studios for visitors to visit, speak with the artists and purchase contemporary artwork and design.
The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways [note 1] was a network of railway lines serving sparsely populated areas of south-west Scotland.The title appeared in 1885 when the previously independent Portpatrick Railway (PPR) and Wigtownshire Railway (WR) companies were amalgamated by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railways (Sale and Transfer) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. clxxxiv) into a ...
Whauphill is a small village located in the historical county of Wigtownshire in the Machars, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [1]Whauphill is a hub that supports the local industry, predominantly farming and agriculture.