Galloway
Sign in to saveGalloway ( ; ; ) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
Key facts
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- Galloway
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- Autumn colours, Loch Trool - geograph.org.uk - 3727317.jpg
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- Loch Trool, Galloway Forest Park
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- Galloway.svg
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- Galloway (red) shown in Scotland (pink) shown in the United Kingdom (light grey)
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- Gallovidian
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- Geography and landforms
- Land use
- History
- Mesolithic and Neolithic
- Iron Age
- Middle Ages
- Reformation and Covenanters
- Cattle trade
- Modern history
- Galloway in literature
- See also
- References
- External links
Galloway ( ; ; ) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
Galloway is bounded by sea to the west and south, the Galloway Hills to the north, and the River Nith to the east; the border between Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire is marked by the River Cree. The definition has, however, fluctuated greatly in size over history.