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Kirkcudbrightshire
Historic county
Flag of Kirkcudbrightshire
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Country Scotland
County town Kirkcudbright
Area
 • Total 899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
  Ranked 10th of 34
Chapman code
KKD

Kirkcudbrightshire or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the informal Galloway area of south-western Scotland. For local government purposes, it forms part of the wider Dumfries and Galloway council area of which it forms a committee area under the name of the Stewartry.

The county is occasionally referred to as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire. It is bounded on the north and north-west by Ayrshire, on the west and south-west by Wigtownshire, on the south and south-east by the Irish Sea and the Solway Firth, and on the east and north-east by Dumfriesshire.

It maintains a strong regional and distinct political identity. It formed a district in the Dumfries and Galloway region and today the Stewartry is an area committee represented by eight councillors. Local administration of the area today is overseen by a Stewartry Area Manager, based in the county town of Kirkcudbright.

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  • NW Britain 11th cent

    Kirkcudbrightshire 11th century

  • High Street, Kirkcudbright (geograph 3686669)

    The former headquarters of Kirkcudbright County Council

  • Rhinns of Kells ridge towards Millfire - geograph.org.uk - 207497

    Rhinns of Kells ridge towards Millfire

  • Loch Trool 31May2008

    Loch Trool in north-western Kirkcudbrightshire

  • Loch Ken Viaduct

    Railway viaduct at Loch Ken, now disused

  • "aa Kirkcudbrightshire, Civil Parish map"

    Kirkcudbrightshire, Civil Parish map

  • River Dee at Kirkcudbright - geograph.org.uk - 338484

    Kirkcudbright

  • The Square, Auchencairn

    Auchencairn

  • King Street, Castle Douglas - geograph.org.uk - 1538897

    Castle Douglas

  • Town Hall, Dalbeattie

    Dalbeattie

  • Garlies Castle - geograph.org.uk - 503764

    Garlies Castle.

  • Wreaths Tower, Kirkbean

    Wreaths Tower, Kirkbean.

  • Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1301333

    Orchardtown Tower, Buittle.

  • Kenmure Castle - geograph.org.uk - 690489

    Kenmure Castle, Kells parish.

  • MacLellan's Castle geograph

    McLellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright.

  • Lochinvar - geograph.org.uk - 376122

    Lochinvar Castle site.

  • Hestan Island - geograph.org.uk - 423549

    Hestan Island

  • Gypsy point - geograph.org.uk - 343748

    Gypsy Point looking over to Little Ross

  • Motte of Urr - G108237

    The Motte of Urr

  • Sweetheart Abbey entrance

    Remains of Sweetheart Abbey

  • Tongland Bridge August 2013

    Bridge over the Dee at Tongland

  • The Doon and old fort West of Twynholm

    Hillfort near Twynham

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