Galloway HouseGalloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
MacharsThe Machars (Scottish Gaelic: Machair Ghallghaidhealaibh) is a peninsula in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Galloway in the south-west of Scotland. Its name (in Scots and English) is derived from the Gaelic word Machair meaning low-lying or level land, known as "links" on the east coast of Scotland. Although there are no high peaks in The Machars, the area is not flat and would best be described as undulating or rolling.
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of GallowayAlexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway (c. 1694 – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early lifeAlexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury and Privy Councillor of Scotland who opposed the Union between England and Scotland. He had three younger brothers, Lt.-Gen. Hon. James Stewart (an MP for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire), Capt. Hon.
Cruggleton CastleCruggleton Castle is a multi-period archaeological site on the coast of the Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire in south-west Scotland. It is located at Cruggleton Point, around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east of Whithorn and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of Sorbie. Excavations in the 1970s and 1980s revealed several periods of use, from the 1st century AD to the 17th century. The first stone tower was built in the 13th century, on an earlier motte.
WhithornWhithorn (Scots pronunciation: [ˈʍɪthorn]; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Mhàrtainn), is a small town and historic royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. the Historically part of Wigtownshire, it is about 97 miles (156 km) southwest of Edinburgh, 78 miles (126 km) south-southwest of Glasgow, and 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of Wigtown. It had a population of 723 in 2022, making it the smallest town in all of Scotland.
Dumfries and GallowayCouncil area of ScotlandCouncil area in ScotlandDumfries and Galloway (Scots: Dumfries an Gallowa; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris is Gall-Ghàidhealaibh) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, situated in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; the Scottish Borders to the northeast; and the English county of Cumbria, the Solway Firth, and the Irish Sea to the south.
ScotlandScotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. In 2022, the country's population was about 5.4 million. Its capital city is Edinburgh, whilst Glasgow is the largest and the most populous of the cities in the country.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint RailwaysCastle DouglasPortpatrick Line JunctionKirkcudbright RailwayCrossmichaelPartonLoch Ken ViaductNew Galloway ViaductLoch Skerrow HaltWater of Fleet ViaductGatehouse of FleetCreetownPalnureNewton StewartNewton Stewart JunctionMains of PenninghameCauseway EndWigtownKirkinnerWhauphillSorbieMillisleMillisle JunctionGarliestonBroughton SkeogWhithornKirkcowanGlenluceWater of Luce ViaductChalloch JunctionDunragitCastle KennedyCairnryan JunctionCairnryan Military RailwayStranraer Harbour JunctionStranraer HarbourStranraer TownColfinPortpatrickPortpatrick HarbourThe Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways were a network of railway lines serving sparsely populated areas of south-west Scotland.
Earl of GallowayEarl of Galloway is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1623 for Alexander Stewart, 1st Lord Garlies, with remainder to his heirs male bearing the name and arms of Stewart. He had already been created Lord Garlies in the Peerage of Scotland in 1607, with remainder to the heirs male of his body succeeding to the estates of Garlies. This branch of the Stewart family were distant relatives of the Stewart Kings of Scotland.
Mulberry harboursThe Mulberry harbours were two temporary portable harbours developed by the British Admiralty and War Office during the Second World War to facilitate the rapid offloading of cargo onto beaches during the Alliedinvasion of Normandy in June 1944.
Scottish GaelicCeltic languageScottish Gaelic ( ; endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.