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Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie (, , meaning 'haugh of the birch', or '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 east of Castle Douglas and south west of Dumfries.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Dalbeattie
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Dail Bheithe
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dumfries and Galloway
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Galloway and West Dumfries
- UK place.static_image_name
- Town Hall, Dalbeattie.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Dalbeattie Town Hall
- UK place.scots_name
- Dawbeattie
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NX832613
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Economy and landmarks
- Transport
- Museums and galleries
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Dalbeattie (, , meaning 'haugh of the birch', or '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 east of Castle Douglas and south west of Dumfries.
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.
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3 mapped locations