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___MASK50___ or the County ___MASK73___ Dumfries (" Siorrachd Dhùn Phris " in Gaelic ) is lieutenancy area and historic county ___MASK73___ ___MASK38___ . ___MASK38___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . ___MASK11___ (; possibly from ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the ___MASK11___ and Galloway council area ___MASK73___ ___MASK38___ . It is near the mouth ___MASK73___ the River Nith into the Solway Firth . ___MASK11___ was a civil parish and became the county town ___MASK73___ the former county ___MASK73___ Dumfriesshire . ___MASK11___ is nicknamed " Queen ___MASK73___ the South ". People from ___MASK11___ are known colloquially as " Doonhamers ". A tower house is a particular type ___MASK73___ stone structure , built for defensive purposes as well as habitation . Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in Wigtownshire , ___MASK73___ which it is the county town , within the Dumfries and Galloway region in ___MASK38___ . It lies east ___MASK73___ Stranraer and south ___MASK73___ Newton Stewart . It is well known today as " ___MASK38___ ' s National Book Town " with a high concentration ___MASK73___ second - hand book shops . It has a population ___MASK73___ about 1 , 000 . Wigtownshire or the County ___MASK73___ Wigtown is a registration county and lieutenancy area in south - west ___MASK38___ . Until 1975 , Wigtownshire was one ___MASK73___ the administrative counties used for local government purposes , and is now administered as part ___MASK73___ the council area ___MASK73___ Dumfries and Galloway . As a lieutenancy area , Wigtownshire has its own Lord Lieutenant , currently John Alexander Ross . Stewartry is a committee area in ___MASK11___ and Galloway , ___MASK38___ . Repentance Tower is a 16th - century tower house situated near Annan , ___MASK11___ and Galloway . Built in 1565 by John Maxwell , it served as a watchtower for Hoddom Castle . The tower takes its name from an inscription above the door . ___MASK91___ , is a town and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire , ___MASK73___ which it is traditionally the county town , within Dumfries and Galloway , ___MASK38___ . The Southern Uplands are the southernmost and least populous ___MASK73___ mainland ___MASK38___ ' s three major geographic areas ( the others being the Central Lowlands and the Highlands ). The term is used both to describe the geographical region and to collectively denote the various ranges ___MASK73___ hills and mountains within this region . ___MASK11___ and Galloway is one ___MASK73___ 32 unitary council areas ___MASK73___ ___MASK38___ and is located in the western Southern Uplands . It comprises the historic counties ___MASK73___ Dumfriesshire , Stewartry ___MASK73___ Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire , the latter two ___MASK73___ which are collectively known as Galloway . The administrative centre is the town ___MASK73___ ___MASK11___ . ___MASK66___ ( Gaelic : " Gall - Ghàidhealaibh "; Latin : " Gallovidia ") is a region in southwestern ___MASK38___ comprising the counties of Wigtown and Kirkcudbright . An administrative ___MASK69___ is a seat ___MASK73___ regional administration or local government , or a county town , or the place where the central administration ___MASK73___ a commune is located .