Wigtownshire
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Wigtownshire (Scottish Gaelic Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Uige) is a traditional county in the far southwest of Scotland. The historic capital and namesake town is Wigtown, with other significant towns including Newton Stewart, Stranraer and Whithorn.
As an administrative county, Wigtownshire existed between 1890 and 1975 and then formed the Wigtown District of the Dumfries and Galloway region. The Dumfries and Galloway region became a Unitary Authority in 1996. Wigtownshire remains one of the Lieutenancy Areas of Scotland today.
Traditional counties of Scotland
Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll | Ayrshire | Banffshire | Berwickshire | Bute | Caithness | Clackmannanshire | Cromartyshire | Dumfriesshire | Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | Fife | Inverness-shire | Lanarkshire | Kincardineshire | Kinross-shire | Kirkcudbrightshire | Midlothian | Morayshire | Nairnshire | Orkney | Peeblesshire | Perthshire | Renfrewshire | Ross-shire | Roxburghshire | Selkirkshire | Shetland | Stirlingshire | Sutherland | West Lothian | Wigtownshire
Location of Wigtownshire in Scotland
