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Dumfries
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Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire.
Dumfries High Street, with the Midsteeple in the background, pictured in August 2012
Dumfries High Street, with the Midsteeple in the background, pictured in August 2012
Lincluden Collegiate Church, also known as Lincluden Abbey, c.1789
Lincluden Collegiate Church, also known as Lincluden Abbey, c.1789
The killing of John Comyn in the Greyfriars church in Dumfries, interpreted by Felix Philippoteaux, a 19th-century illustrator.
The killing of John Comyn in the Greyfriars church in Dumfries, interpreted by Felix Philippoteaux, a 19th-century illustrator.
Buccleuch Street Bridge, Dumfries
Buccleuch Street Bridge, Dumfries
Royal burgh
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A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs.
Falkland in Fife, created a royal burgh in 1458
Falkland in Fife, created a royal burgh in 1458
Burghs by 1153
Burghs by 1153