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Dumfries and Galloway
unitary council area of Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dumfries and Galloway is a council area in south west Scotland. In takes in three counties:
- Dumfriesshire
- Kirkcudbrightshire
- Wigtownshire
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The main and biggest town of the region is Dumfries. Dumfries is 60 miles south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
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