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Dumfries and Galloway


Coat of Arms


Whithorn Priory

Sorbie Old
Parish Church
Portpatrick to
Black Head
Kirkmadrine Stones

Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands.

It comprises the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire, the latter two of which are collectively known as Galloway. The administrative centre is the town of Dumfries.