Dumfries and Galloway, Council area in southwestern Scotland.
Description
Dumfries and Galloway is a council area in southwestern Scotland with forested hills, open moorlands, and a long coastline along the Solway Firth and Irish Sea. The landscape shifts between gentle valleys in the east and rougher uplands in the north and west.
History
The council area formed through the merger of three historic counties. This reform created a larger regional unit to administer the southwestern territories of Scotland.
Culture
The council area takes its name from two historic counties and remains known for its traditional role in Scottish agriculture and livestock farming. Small settlements still show stone walls and cottages that reflect this rural heritage.
Practical
Buses link the larger towns to each other and to cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Carlisle. A railway line runs through the eastern part and offers further connections north and south.
Did you know?
The Mull of Galloway lies on the Rhins peninsula and marks the southernmost point of mainland Scotland. Visitors reach a lighthouse there that has watched over the rocky coast for two centuries.
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Culzean Castle
81.7 km
Dumfries House
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Electric Brae
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Skiddaw
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Drumlanrig Castle
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Carlisle Castle
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Ardwall House
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Ruthwell Cross
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Turnberry Castle
83.8 km
Brig o' Doon
76.6 km
Carlisle Cathedral
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Kenmure Castle
34.1 km
Threave Castle
27.6 km
Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre
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52.6 km
Blairquhan Castle
67.7 km
Sweetheart Abbey
10.1 km
Butlin's Ayr
79.6 km
Dunure Castle
82.5 km
Greystoke Castle
64.4 km
Loch Ryan
93.1 km
Lochmaben Castle
12.2 km
Dunskey Castle
99.8 km
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