Wigtown Book Festival
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The Wigtown Book Festival is a ten-day literary festival held each autumn in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The festival was first held in 1999 and has grown to be the second big
Samantha Harvey on stage during the 2014 festival
Galloway
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Galloway is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
Wigtown Book Festival
…Scotland. In 2024, the festival took place between 27 September - 6 October. The 2024 festival had over 250 planned events, with a focus on discussing the Galloway Coast and climate change. Performers at the 2024 festival included actor Alan Cumming, poet Pam Ayres and writer Irvine Welsh. The first festival took…
Loch Trool, Galloway Forest Park
The main rivers and several towns
Torhousekie stone circle
Cairnholy chambered cairn.