Stranraer
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Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of nearly 13,000.
Stranraer looking west from the castle tower, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The Old Town Hall, completed in 1777 (now occupied by the Stranraer Museum)
Stranraer and the shores of Loch Ryan, viewed from north-east end of town.
Part of the Dick's Hill area taken from the Gallowhill area 2008
Wigtownshire
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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. Since 1975 the area has formed part of Dumfries and Galloway for local government purposes. Wigtownshire continues to be used as a territory for land registration, being a registration county. The historic county is all within the slightly larger Wigtown Area, which is one of the lieutenancy areas of Scotland and was used in local government as the Wigtown District from 1975 to 1996.
Wigtown County Buildings, built 1863.
Stranraer Sheriff Court, built 1874.
Looking across the eastern part of Loch Ryan and over to Luce Bay. In the distance can also be seen the Isle of Man
Ferry berthed at Cairnryan