Wigtownshire
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Wigtownshire is a historic county in the southwest of Scotland, known for its rural landscapes and coastal towns on the shores of the Irish Sea.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of Scotland
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ |
| borders |
Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkcudbrightshire NERFINISHED ⓘ North Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHeadland | Mull of Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPeninsula |
Machars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhins of Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Glenluce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newton Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Portpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Stranraer NERFINISHED ⓘ Whithorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVillage |
Drummore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garlieston NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Whithorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Port William NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeCentre | Stranraer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricParish |
Glasserton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inch NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkinner NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkmaiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Leswalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mochrum NERFINISHED ⓘ New Luce NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Luce NERFINISHED ⓘ Penninghame NERFINISHED ⓘ Portpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoneykirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Stranraer NERFINISHED ⓘ Whithorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mullwharchar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountyTown | Wigtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRegion | Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
coastal scenery ⓘ ferry services to Northern Ireland ⓘ fishing ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocalGovernmentArea | Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lieutenancy
ⓘ
registration county ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kirkcudbrightshire