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A History of Dumfries and Galloway. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 161– 167. John M. Todd (2006), 'The West March on the Anglo-Scottish Border in the Twelfth Century, and the Origins of the Western Debatable Land', Northern History, 43:1, 11–19, DOI: 10.1179/174587006X86783 ; Attribution
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.
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
Blank map of Dumfries and Galloway, UK with districts shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170% Geographic limits: West: 5.25W; East: 2.75W; North: 55.50N; South: 54.50N; Date: 17 July 2010: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product.
Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Gall-Ghàidhealaibh [ˈkal̪ˠaɣəl̪ˠu]; Scots: Gallowa; Latin: Gallovidia) [1] 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.
His son Neil became the second Earl, but he had no male heir - accordingly, his daughter, Margaret (also known as Marjorie of Carrick) inherited and became Countess of Carrick. Upon her death in 1292 the earldom passed to her son Robert de Bruce, later to become King Robert I of Scotland (r. 1306–1329).
Dumfries and Galloway is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituencies: Dumfriesshire and Galloway and West Dumfries. Dumfriesshire covers the eastern part of the council area. The town of Dumfries is divided between the two constituencies. The electoral wards in the Dumfriesshire constituency are listed below.
The Mull of Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Maol nan Gall, pronounced [mɯːlˠ̪ nəŋ ˈkaulˠ̪]; grid reference) is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway , at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.