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line which runs some 3 m. north of New
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Creetown after a course of about 30 miles (50 kilometres); the Dee or Black Water of Dee (so named from the peat by which it is coloured), which rises in
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age just come within the county on the W. side of the Nith at
Dumfries. Volcanic necks occur in the Permian and basalt dikes penetrate the Silurian at Borgue, Kirkandrews, etc.
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the largest burgh in the Stewartry, on the western side of Dumfries over the River Nith, was transferred in 1930 to Dumfriesshire, and is now a suburb of the town of
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The Stewartry is composed of the following 28 civil parishes.
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805:and in the Deagh and Minnoch valleys. Glacial
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613:in the west of the county went instead to the
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1770:Inventory of British Coin Hoards, AD 600-1500
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2526:Dialect of the Southern Counties of Scotland
2015:"Scotland, Creetown – Quarry at Kirkmabreck"
1959:"The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996"
1677:"Galloway in ancient and modern times pg 62"
1529:, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland
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794:for dock construction from 1830 on.
591:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
580:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
267:for land registration. A lower-tier
1789:Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire
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29:Kirkcudbrightshire (disambiguation)
2292:. Scotlands Places. Archived from
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1860:"Welcome to Canmore – Canmore"
660:Rhinns of Kells ridge towards
423:. Following the death of Lord
399:11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
245:the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
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2106:"Civil Parish of Girthon map"
2060:stephenclancy (22 May 2012).
1938:Dumfries and Galloway Council
1878:Historic Environment Scotland
1584:and Secretary-General of the
1401:Kenmure Castle, Kells parish.
549:Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway
249:historic counties of Scotland
683:843 metres (2,766 ft).
513:and Gordon families were of
2519:Galloway Ancient and Modern
2455:Dalrymple Crescent Families
2268:"The Parish of Kirkmabreck"
2231:"The Parish of Kirkgunzeon"
1786:Learmonth, William (1920).
1597:, Painter born in Australia
1374:Orchardtown Tower, Buittle.
36:Historic county in Scotland
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1934:"Stewartry Area Committee"
1652:Togodumnus (Kevan White).
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1362:Wreaths Tower, Kirkbean.
1301:St. John's Town of Dalry
760:Brick-red sandstones of
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347:The country west of the
2561:Encyclopædia Britannica
2429:"The Parish of Rerrick"
2084:"The Parish of Colvend"
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1562:, Minister and novelist
845:, on 14 June 1965. The
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1975:25 November
1919:22 November
1844:22 February
1796:27 November
1705:: 114–135.
1566:Devorguilla
1488:Remains of
1253:Maxwelltown
1233:Kirkgunzeon
1193:Crocketford
1133:Auchencairn
1111:Auchencairn
1028:Kirkmabreck
1023:Kirkgunzeon
992:, see also
867:branch line
607:Kirkmabreck
553:Portpatrick
464:"The Shire"
332:county town
119:County town
2834:Categories
2777:Sutherland
2745:Ross-shire
2735:Perthshire
2720:Nairnshire
2710:Midlothian
2634:Banffshire
2435:20 January
2398:20 January
2290:"Irongray"
2274:20 January
2237:20 January
2200:20 January
2163:20 January
2141:20 January
2090:20 January
2068:20 January
1943:2 December
1818:20 January
1630:References
1595:E A Hornel
1316:Springholm
1306:Sandyhills
1296:Rockcliffe
1248:Laurieston
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