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Dalbeattie
Town in Dumfries and Galloway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dalbeattie (/dælˈbiːti/, Scots: Dawbeattie,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' (i.e. liable to flood) is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is in a wooded valley on the Urr Water 4 miles (6 km) east of Castle Douglas and 12 miles (19 km) south west of Dumfries.
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Dalbeattie
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Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 4,160 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NX832613 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DALBEATTIE |
Postcode district | DG5 |
Dialling code | 01556 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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54.932°N 3.822°W / 54.932; -3.822 |
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The town is famed for its granite industry and for being the home town of William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the RMS Titanic.