Kirkcudbrightshire

Kirkcudbrightshire, also known as the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, is one of the historic counties of Scotland, located in the southwest of the country.
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  • Type: County with 47,500 residents
  • Description: historic county in south-west Scotland
  • Also known as: “County of Kirkcudbright”, “East Galloway”, “Kirkcudbright”, “Stewartry of Kirkcudbright”, “カーカドブライトシャー”, “カークーブリーシャー”, “カークカドブライトシャー”, “カークブリーシャー州”, and “柯庫布里縣”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Crofts Mote and Woodhall Loch.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

is a narrow loch…

Residential area
is a farm and a small estate in the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Douglas and Crossmichael.

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is a town in …

Village
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is a small village in .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the western bank of the…

Kirkcudbrightshire

Latitude
55° north
Longitude
-4° or 4° west
Population
47,500
Open location code
9C7R2222+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302323725
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Wiki­data ID
Q17582096
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Kirkcudbrightshire” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيركيدبرايتشيري”
  • Basque: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Cebuano: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Chinese: “柯库布里郡”
  • Chinese: “柯庫布里郡”
  • French: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • German: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Hausa: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Hebrew: “קירקאדברייטשאייר”
  • Ido: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Irish: “Cille Chuitbeirt”
  • Japanese: “カークーブリシャー”
  • Korean: “커쿠브리셔”
  • Kurdish: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Latin: “Kircubriensis”
  • Latvian: “Kerkūbrišīra”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Ciricecuðbrihtscīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Ċiriċecūþbeorhtsċīr”
  • Polish: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Portuguese: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Russian: “Кирккадбрайтшир”
  • Scots: “Kirkcoubrieshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Chille Chuithbeirt”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Chille Chùithbeirt”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Slovenian: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Spanish: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Swedish: “Kirkcudbrightshire”
  • Ukrainian: “Керкубрі”
  • Urdu: “کرک کڈ برائٹ شائر”
  • Venetian: “contea de Kirkcudbright”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Kirkcudbright”
  • “Kirkcudbrightshire”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Barwhillanty and Craigenally.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peat Hill and Redcroft Hill.

Dumfries and Galloway: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dumfries and Lockerbie.

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