Dumfriesshire
Also known as Dumfries, County of Dumfries
Dumfriesshire, alternately the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (), is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dumfriesshire
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historic county
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150px
- Settlement.flag_link
- Flag of Dumfriesshire
- Settlement.image_map
- File:Dumfriesshire County.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Scotland
- Settlement.seat_type
- County town
- Settlement.seat
- Dumfries
- Settlement.unit_pref
- UK
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 1063
- Settlement.area_note
- Ranked 8th of 34
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geology
- Climate and industries
- Communications
- Settlements
- History
- Administrative history
- Historical population figures
- Places of interest
- Outdoor activities
- People
- References
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- External links
Dumfriesshire, alternately the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (), is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county.
In terms of historic counties it borders Kirkcudbrightshire to the west, Ayrshire to the north-west, Lanarkshire, Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire to the north, and Roxburghshire to the east. To the south is the coast of the Solway Firth, and on the other side of the border between Scotland and England the English county of Cumberland.
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