(''Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh'' in
Gaelic ) is one of 32 council areas of
Scotland . To the north, it borders onto
South Ayrshire ,
East Ayrshire and
South Lanarkshire ; in the east the
Borders ; and to the south the county of
Cumbria in
England . It lies to the north of the
Solway Firth and to the east of the
Irish Sea . The region is well-known for its many artists and writers.
Dumfries and Galloway covers the former counties of
Wigtownshire (in the west),
Kirkcudbrightshire (centre) and
Dumfriesshire (in the east). Together Kirkcudbright and Wigtown are referred to as Galloway.
The Galloway part of the region is made up of the
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the
Machars and the
Rhins Of Galloway . The Dumfries part includes the Inner Solway and Annandale. The term 'Dumfries and Galloway' has been used since at latest the
19th Century - by 1911 the three counties had a united
Sheriffdom under that name.
In
1975 it became a two-tier region with the districts
Annandale And Eskdale ,
Nithsdale ,
Stewartry , and
Wigtown . These districts were abolished in
1996 , and so Dumfries and Galloway became a
Unitary Authority .
The
Dumfries And Galloway Constabulary is the smallest police force in the United Kingdom.
- Ae , Airieland , Airds Of Kells , Annan , Anwoth , Ardwell
- Beattock , Beeswing , Brydekirk
- Caerlaverock , Cairngaan , Cairnryan , Cargenbridge , Carsphairn , Castle Douglas , Castle Kennedy , Clarencefield , Corsock , Creetown
- Dalton , Dornock , Drumlanrig , Drummore , Dumfries , Dundrennan , Dunscore
- Eastriggs , Ecclefechan , Eskdalemuir
- Garlieston , Gatehouse Of Fleet , Glenluce , Gretna Green , Gretna
- Haugh Of Urr , Hoddom
- Johnstonebridge
- Keir , Kippford , Kirkcolm , Kirkcudbright
- Langholm , Lochmaben , Lockerbie
- Millhousebridge , Moffat , Moniaive , Mull Of Galloway
- New Abbey , New Galloway , New Luce , Newton Stewart , Newton Wamphray
- Parton , Penpont , Portpatrick
- Robgill Tower
- Rigg , Ruthwell
- Sandhead , Sanquhar , St. John's Town Of Dalry , Stranraer
- Terregles , Thornhill , Twynholm
- Wanlockhead , Whithorn , Wigtown
