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Wigtown
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Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, of which it is the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region in Scotland. It lies east of Stranraer and south of Newton Stewart. It is known as "Scotland's National Book Town" with a high concentration of second-hand book shops and an annual book festival.
Wigtown
Wigtown
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.
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.
Aerial view of RAF Wigtown/Baldoon Airfield (April 2023)
Aerial view of RAF Wigtown/Baldoon Airfield (April 2023)
Painting of Helen D'Oyly Carte by Walter Richard Sickert, c. 1885, entitled The Acting Manager
Painting of Helen D'Oyly Carte by Walter Richard Sickert, c. 1885, entitled The Acting Manager
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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