Dumfries an Gallowa

Dumfries an Gallowa Dumfries and Galloway Dùn Phris is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh
Admin HQ	Dumfries
Govrenment
• Bodi	Dumfries an Gallowa Cooncil
• Control	SNP + Lab (cooncil NOC)
• MPs	Alister Jack (Conservative – Dumfries an Gallowa) David Mundell (Conservative – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale an Tweeddale)
• MSPs	Oliver Mundell (Conservative – Dumfriesshire) Finlay Carson (Conservative – Gallowa an Wast Dumfries)
Area
• Total	6,426 km2 (2,481 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 3rd
Population  (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	149,500
• Rank	Rankit 13th
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000006
ISO 3166 code	GB-DGY
Website	http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/

Dumfries an Gallowa (Inglis: Dumfries and Galloway; Scots Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh is ane o the 32 cooncil auries o Scotland.

History an geography

Dumfries an Gallowa wis ane o the nine admeenistrative regions o mainland Scotland made in 1975 bi the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1973. The regions o Scotland wis abolisht bi the Local Government 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 umwhile coonties. Fra wast til east thir is:

• Wigtounshire coontie
  • Rhins o Galloway  • Machars (historicalie Farines)
• Kirkcoubrieshire coontie
  • Stewartrie (historicalie Desnes)
• Dumfriesshire coontie
  • Nithsdale  • Annandale  • Eskdale

The name Dumfries an Gallowa his been uised syne at least the 19t century - bi 1911 the three coontys hid a shirradom unner that 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 east the Mairches; an til the sooth the coonty o Cumbria in Ingland. It lies til the north o the Solway Firth an til the east o the Erse Sie.

Touns, veelages, an pairishes

Main sattlements is in bauld.

• Ae, The Aibey (Dundrennan), Aiplegarthtoun (Applegarthtown/Applegarth), The Aird (Aird), Amisfield, Annan, Anwoth, Ardwell, Auchencairn, Auchenmalg, Auld Luice, Auldgirth
• Balmaclellan, Balmaghie, Barburgh (Barburgh Mill), Bargrennan, Beattock, Beeswing, Bentpaith (Bentpath), Blaidnoch (Bladnoch), Boreland, Borgue, Brig o Dee, Brow, Browhouses, Brydekirk
• Caerlaverock, The Cairn (Cairnryan), Cairngaan, Canobie (Canonbie), Cargenbrig, Carronbrig, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Castle Kennedy, Clachanpluck (Laurieston), Clarencefield, Closeburn, Collin, Colvend an Soothick (Colvend and Southwick), Corsock, Creetoun, Crocketfuird, Crossmickle, Cummertrees
• Dalswintoun, Dalton, Dawbeattie, Dornock, Drumlanrig, Drummore, Drysal (Dryfesdale), Dumfries, Duncol (Duncow), Dunragit, Dunscore, Dusdeer (Durisdeer)
• Eaglesfield, Eastriggs, Ecclefechan, Elrig, Enterkinfuit (Enterkinfoot), Eskdalmair (Eskdalemuir)
• Gaitlawbrig (Gatelawbrig) (Gatelawbridge), Garliestoun, Gaithoose o Fleet, Glencairn, Glencaple, Glenlochar, Glenluice, Gretna, Gretna Green
• Halywuid (Holywood), The Hauch (Haugh of Urr), Hoddam
• Isle o Whithorn (The Isle)
• Johnsfield, Johnstounbrig
• Keir (Mill), Kelloholm, Kirkbean, Kirkcoam (Kirkcolm), Kirkconnel, Kirkcoubrie, Kirkcowan, Kirkinner, Kirkmahoe, Kirkmabreck, Kirkmaiden, Kirkpaitrick Durham, Kirkpaitrick Fleemin (Kirkpatrick Fleming), Kirkpaitrick Juxta, Kirtlebrig (Kirtlebridge)
• Langham (Langholm), Leswalt, Lochans, Locharbriggs, Lochmaben, Lockerbie
• Maxwelltoun (noo a pairt o Dumfries), Menreith (Monreith), Middleshaw, Millhoosebrig, Minnigaff, Minnock (Mennock), Moffat, Minnyhive (Moniaive), Mochrum, Moosal (Mouswald)
• New Aibey, New Gallowa, New Luice, Newbie, Newtoun Stewart, Newtoun Wamfrey (Newton Wamphray)
• Pairkgait (Parkgate), Panackie (Palnackie), Parton, Peningham (Penninghame), Penpont, Port Logan (Port Nessock), Portpaitrick, Port William
• Ringfuird, Rivvel/Rival (Ruthwell), Rockcliffe, Rowanburn
• Satterness (Southerness), Sanheid (Sandhead), Sanchar (Sanquhar), Scaur (Kippford), Springholm, St John's Toun o Dalry, Sorbie, Staneykirk (Stoneykirk), Stranrawer (Stranraer)
• Terregles, Thornhill, Torthorwald, Twynham (Twynholm), Templand, Tongland, Troqueer (noo a pairt o Dumfries), Tynron, Tynwald (Tinwald)
• Unthank
• Wanlockheid, The Whaup (Whauphill), Whithorn, Wigtoun

Places o interest

• Airds o Kells
• Airieland
• Caerlaverock Castle
• Caerlaverock National Naitur Reserve
• Cardoness Castle
• Cream o Gallowa
• Corsewall Lichthouse
• Drumlanrig Castle
• Gallowa Forest Pairk
• Glenluice Abbey
• Isle o Whithorn Castle
• Kenmure Castle
• Loch Ken
• MacLellan's Castle, Kirkcoubrie
• Mull o Gallowa
• Motte o Urr
• Robgill Tour
• Ruthwell Cross
• Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery
• Soothren Upland Wey
• Sweethert Aibey
• Threave Castle
• WWT Caerlaverock - a hainin o the Wildfowl an Wetlands Trust