Dumfries an Gallowa
| Dumfries an Gallowa Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh |
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| Geografie | |
| Aurie - Tot - % Wattir |
Rankit 3rd 6,426 km² |
| Heidsteid | Dumfries |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-DGY |
| ONS code | 00QH |
| Demografie | |
| Population - Tot (2005) - Densitie |
Rankit 12t 148,200 23 / km² |
Dumfries an Gallowa (Inglis: Dumfries and Galloway; Scots Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh is ane o the 32 cooncil auries o Scotland.
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Historie an geografie [edit]
Dumfries an Gallowa wis ane o the nyn admeinistrative 'regions' o mainland Scotland made in 1975 bi the Local Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1973. The 'regions' o Scotland war forduin bi the Local Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 an Dumfries an Gallowa becam ane o the new cooncil auries in 1996.
Dumfries an Gallowa is mad-up o a whein o sub-auries an umwhyl coonties. Frae wast til eist thir ar:
- Wigtounshire coontie
- Rhins o Galloway • Machars (historicalie Farines)
- Kirkcoubrieshire coontie
- Stewartrie (historicalie Desnes)
- Dumfriesshire coontie
The name 'Dumfries an Gallowa' haes been bruikit sin at latest the 19t centurie - by 1911 the thrie coonties haed a claucht Sheriffdom unner thon name. Dumfries an Gallowa kivers maist o the wastren aurie o the Soothren Uplands an inhauds Scotland's maist soothren pynt, at the Mull o Gallowa.
Til the north, the cooncil borders Sooth Ayrshire, East Ayrshire an Sooth Lanrikshire; in the eist the Mairches; an til the sooth the coontie o Cumbria in Ingland. It ligs til the north o the Solway Firth an til the eist o the Erse Sie.
Touns an veilages [edit]
Main sattilments ar in bauld.
- Ae, Airieland, Airds o Kells, Annan, Anwoth, Ardwell
- Beattock, Beeswing, Borgue, Brydekirk
- Caerlaverock, Cairngaan, Cairnryan, Cargenbrig, Carsphairn, Castil Douglas, Castil Kennedy, Clarencefeild, Corsock, Creetoun
- Dawbeattie, Dalton, Dornock, Drumlanrig, Drummore, Dumfries, Dundrennan, Dunscore
- Eastrigs, Ecclefechan, Eskdalemuir
- Garlieston, Gatehouse o Fleet, Glenluce, Gretna Green, Gretna
- Hauch o Urr, Hoddom
- Isle o Whithorn
- Johnsfeild, Johnstounbrig
- Keir, Kippfuird, Kirkcoam, Kirkcoubrie, Kirkpatrick Durham
- Langholm, Lochmaben, Lockerbie
- Middilshaw, Millhoussbrig, Moffat, Moniaive, Muirheid
- New Aibey, New Gallowa, New Luce, Newton Stewart, Newton Wamphray
- Palnackie, Parton, Penpont, Portpaitrick
- Pairkgate
- Robgill Tour, Ringfuird
- Rig, Rival,
- Saundheid, Sanchar, St John's Toun o Dalry, Stranrawer
- Terregles, Thornhill, Twynhowm, Templand
- Unthank
- Wanlockheid, Whithorn, Wigtoun
Steids o interest [edit]
- Caerlaverock Castil
- Caerlaverock Naitional Naitur Hainin
- Cardoness Castil
- Cream o Gallowa
- Corsewall Licht-houss
- Drumlanrig Castil
- Galloway Forest Pairk
- Glenluce Abbey
- Isle o Whithorn Castil
- Kenmure Castil
- Loch Ken
- MacLellan's Castil, Kirkcoubrie
- Mull o Gallowa
- Motte o Urr
- Ruthwell Cross
- Samye Ling Tibetan Minster
- Southern Upland Wey - lang distanss fitpad
- Sweethert Abbey
- Threave Castil
- WWT Caerlaverock - a hainin o the Wildfowl an Wetlands Trust
References [edit]
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Ceitie o Aiberdeen | Aiberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll an Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries an Gallowa | Ceitie o Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lowden | East Renfrewshire | Ceitie o Edinburgh | Fawkirk | Fife | Ceitie o Glesga | Hieland | Inverclyde | The Mairches | Midlowden | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanrikshire | Ooter Hebrides (Wastren Isles) | Orkney | Perth an Kinross | Renfrewshire | Shetland | Sooth Ayrshire | Sooth Lanrikshire | Stirlin | Wast Dunbartonshire | Wast Lowden |
