"Kirkcudbrightshire, maritime co. in S. of Scotland; is bounded NW. by
Ayrshire, NE. by Dumfriesshire, SE. by the Solway Firth, and SW. by Wigtownshire;
greatest length, NW. and SE., 46 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 31
miles; 574,587 ac., pop. 42,127. Kirkcudbrightshire is also known as the
"Stewartry of Kirkcudbright" and "East Galloway." The coast line, which
extends, in semicircular form, from the head of Wigtown Bay to the mouth
of the Nith, a distance of 45 miles, is in general bold and precipitous,
but is broken by the estuaries of the Nith, the Urr, the Dee, the Fleet,
and the Cree, which form natural harbours, the principal seaports being
Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse-of-Fleet, and Creetown." from The New London Gazetteer 1826
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