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Stranraer
Sign in to saveStranraer ( ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of 10,593.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Stranraer
- UK place.type
- Town and sea port
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- 280px
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- Stranraer looking west from the castle tower, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- UK place.gaelic_name
- An t-Sròn Reamhar
- UK place.scots_name
- Stranrawer
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX059606
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Wigtown
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Galloway and West Dumfries
- UK place.post_town
- STRANRAER
- UK place.postcode_district
- DG9
- UK place.postcode_area
- DG
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 102
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- History
- Loch Ryan battle
- Burgh of Barony
- Market town
- Recent history
- Economy
- Transport
- Redevelopment
- Culture
- Historic and notable buildings
- Tourist attractions
- Media
- Sport
- Demography
- Education
- Public services
- Districts
- Outer districts
- Notable people
- Climate
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Stranraer ( ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of 10,593.
Stranraer is the administrative centre for the Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It was formerly a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in 2011. It lies south-west of Glasgow, south-west of Ayr and west of Dumfries.