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Dumfries (/ d ʌ m ˈ f r iː s / ⓘ dum-FREESS; Scots: Dumfries; from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris [ˌt̪un ˈfɾʲiʃ]) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border.
Upload another image Shakespeare Street, Towers Of Old St Andrews Cathedral 55°04′07″N 3°36′26″W / 55.068615°N 3.607293°W / 55.068615; -3.607293 (Shakespeare Street, Towers Of Old St Andrews Cathedral) Category B 26342 Upload Photo Station Road, Dumfries Station, Including Platforms, Lamp Standards, Footbridge, Chargeman's Hut, Railings, Gates And Gatepiers 55°04 ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:07, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 969 (1.97 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of Dumfries and Galloway, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WG
The term Dumfries and Galloway has been used since at least the 19th century – by 1911 the three counties had a united sheriffdom under that name. Dumfries and Galloway covers the majority of the western area of the Southern Uplands, [3] it also hosts Scotland's most Southerly point, at the Mull of Galloway [4] in the west of the region.
The DG postcode area, also known as the Dumfries and Galloway postcode area, [2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in south-west Scotland, within fourteen post towns. These cover most of Dumfries and Galloway, including Dumfries , Annan , Canonbie , Castle Douglas , Dalbeattie , Gretna , Kirkcudbright , Langholm , Lockerbie , Moffat ...
Shown in Dumfries and Galloway County Buildings is a municipal structure in English Street, Dumfries , Scotland. The structure, which is the headquarters of Dumfries and Galloway Council , is a Category B listed building .
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". [1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some ...
The Royal arms of Scotland on the Midsteeple The first municipal building in the town was a tolbooth on the east side of the High Street which dated back to the 15th century. It had vaulted cellars in the basement, shops on the ground floor and an assembly hall together with a lock-up on the first floor. [ 2 ]