Scotland Genealogy: Dumfries-shire Census & County Records
DUMFRIESSHIRE, maritime Co., on S. border of Scotland; adjoins
the cos. of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk on the N., and on
the S. is washed by the Solway Firth; extends about 53 miles
NW. and SE. between Ayrshire and Cumberland, and about 32
miles NE. and SW. between Roxburghshire and Kirkcudbrightshire;
coast-line, about 20 miles; area, 680,217 ac., pop. 76,140,
or 72 persons to each sq. mile. The surface in general is
bare and hilly. The dales of the Nith, Annan, and Esk, however,
are rich in beauty, and contain fine holms for pasture and
some good arable land. The rivers are numerous, and yield
splendid salmon and trout fishing. The coast and S. region
is low and sandy; much of it is covered with morass, and lochs
are numerous around Lockerbie ; but there is also much excellent
corn-growing land. The Lowther or Lead Hills along the N.
boundary are upwards of 2000 ft. in height, and abound in
lead ore. These and the other hills round the borders are
mostly smooth in outline, and afford excellent pasturage.
Red sandstone is a prevailing rock, and limestone. coal, and
lead, are worked."[
[Bartholemew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887]
Galloway,
Scotland History
Galloway, Scotland History
Dumfries-shire,
Scotland: Parish and Probate Records
A collection of parish and probate records in Scotland, from
the 1500s to the 1800s.
History
of the Ancient Province of Ross, Scotland
History of the Ancient Province of Ross, Scotland
Dumfries-shire Parish Index
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Dumfries-shire
Parish Maps
The Dumfriesshire Parish Map shows the locations of the various parishes, and repeats the links to the various parish pages.