Wigtown
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Wigtown is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and sout
Wigtown County Buildings, formerly the seat of Wigtownshire County Council
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Torhouse Stone Circle, dating from the 2nd millennium BC, is one of the best preserved sites in Britain. It is c. 6 m (20 ft) in diameter.
Covenanters' graves, in the graveyard of St Machutus's Church, Wigtown. The recumbent stone in the foreground is the grave of Margaret Willson, and, behind it, the upright stone on the right is that of "Margrat Lachlane" (Margaret McLaughlin), these being the two women who were executed by drowning (according to tradition, at the location of the present-day Martyrs' Stake). The upright stone on the left is that of the three Covenanter men who were hanged at the same time.
Book town
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A book town is a town or village with many used book or antiquarian bookstores. These stores, as well as literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists. Some book towns are members of the Internatio
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…the county town, it lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It had a population of 859 in 2022. Wigtown is known as "Scotland's National Book Town" with a high concentration of second-hand book shops and an annual book festival. It is part of the Machars peninsula. W.F.H. Nicolaisen offered two…
Hay Castle bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, with other bookshops on the road behind.
Bookshops seen along Main Street in Hobart, NY