Galloway

Galloway ( ; ; ) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

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Settlement.name: Galloway
Settlement.image_skyline: Autumn colours, Loch Trool - geograph.org.uk - 3727317.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Loch Trool, Galloway Forest Park
Settlement.image_map: Galloway.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Galloway (red) shown in Scotland (pink) shown in the United Kingdom (light grey)
Settlement.population_demonym: Gallovidian

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Geography and landforms
Land use
History
Mesolithic and Neolithic
Iron Age
Middle Ages
Reformation and Covenanters
Cattle trade
Modern history
Galloway in literature
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Galloway ( ; ; ) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

Galloway is bounded by sea to the west and south, the Galloway Hills to the north, and the River Nith to the east; the border between Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire is marked by the River Cree. The definition has, however, fluctuated greatly in size over history.