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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DumfriesshireDumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries (Siorrachd Dhùn Phris in Gaelic) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of southern Scotland. It borders Kirkcudbrightshire to the west, Ayrshire to the north-west, Lanarkshire, Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire to the north, and Roxburghshire to … See more
The coastline measures 21 miles (34 km). The county slopes very gradually from the mountainous districts of the Southern Uplands in the north, down to the sea; lofty hills alternating in parts with stretches of tableland or … See more
As built, the Glasgow and South Western Railway from Glasgow to Carlisle runs through Nithsdale to Dumfries, practically following the course … See more
The climate is mild, with a mean annual temperature of around 9 °C (48 °F) (January, 3.6 °C (38.5 °F); July, 15.3 °C (59.5 °F)), and the … See more
Archaeological remains from the neolithic and Bronze Age include stone circles (as in Dunscore and Eskdalemuir), tumuli and cairns (Closeburn), and sculptured stones (Dornock). A number of bank barrows and cursus have recently been discovered.
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Dumfriesshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 2005. It was known as Dumfries from 1950.
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- Dumfriesshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constitue...
- Created: 2011
- Party: Conservative
- MSP: Oliver Mundell
- Population: 75,849 (2019)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DumfriesSee more on en.wikipedia.orgThere are a number of theories on the etymology of the name, with an ultimately Celtic derivation (either from Brythonic, Gaelicor a mixture of both) considered the most likely. The first element is derived either from the elements drum or dronn-, (meaning "ridge" or "hump", also in Gaelic as druim), or from Dùn meaning fort. O…
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WebCoonty Cooncil. • HQ. Dumfries. Dumfriesshire or the Coonty o Dumfries ( Siorrachd Dhùn Phris in Gaelic) is lieutenancy area an auld coonty o Scotland. The day the coonty …
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WebDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale is a constituency of the House of Commons, located in the South of Scotland, within the Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire …
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WebNov 13, 2022 · Dumfriesshire is in the south of Scotland, bounded on the north by the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk, on the east by Roxburghshire and part of the …
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WebUnited Kingdom. Breed status. Extinct. Dog ( domestic dog) Dumfriesshire Black and Tan Foxhounds were a pack of foxhounds kennelled at Glenholm Kennels, Kettleholm, near …
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WebThis List of places in Dumfries and Galloway is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, loch, and other place of interest in the historic …
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