Wigtownshire

Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Wigtownshire was an administrative county used for local government.
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  • Type: Locality with 30,000 residents
  • Description: county of Scotland, registration county in Galloway
  • Also known as: “County of Wigtown”, “Siorrachd Wigtown”, “West Galloway”, “Wigtown County”, “ウィグタウンシャー”, “ウィッグトンシャー”, and “ウィトゥンシャー州”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mull of Galloway Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Paul Stevenson, CC BY 2.0.
The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of . is situated 2½ miles north of Wigtownshire.

Wigtownshire

Latitude
54.6° or 54° 36′ north
Longitude
-4.8333° or 4° 50′ west
Population
30,000
Open location code
9C6QH5X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2633928
Wiki­data ID
Q550606
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Wigtownshire” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wigtownshire”
  • Chinese: “威格敦郡”
  • Dutch: “Wigtownshire”
  • French: “Wigtownshire”
  • German: “Wigtownshire”
  • Irish: “Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige”
  • Italian: “Wigtownshire”
  • Japanese: “ウィトゥンシャー”
  • Kurdish: “Wigtownshire”
  • Latin: “Victoniensis”
  • Latvian: “Vigtaunšīra”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Wiċġatūnsċīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Wigtūnscīr”
  • Polish: “Wigtownshire”
  • Portuguese: “Wigtownshire”
  • Russian: “Уигтауншир”
  • Scots: “Wigtounshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wigtownshire”
  • Slovenian: “Wigtownshire”
  • Spanish: “Wigtownshire”
  • Swedish: “Wigtownshire”
  • Turkish: “Wigtownshire”
  • Urdu: “وگ ٹاؤن شائر”
  • Venetian: “Wigtownshire”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Wigtown”
  • “Wigtownshire - Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mull of Galloway and Damnaglaur.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mull of Galloway and Portankill.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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