Kirkcudright
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a lovely
little fishing town on the southwest coast of Scotland.
The
houses here date back to the days when fishing was the main source of food
and money. The many colors you see in the picture
were
so the fishermen could find their way home from a day at sea.
I found
whilst working on this page that Kirkcudbright is a shire in its own right.
That is to say a county or Stewartry.
The following
is taken from the GEN UKI UK and Ireland geneology page:
Kirkcudbrightshire
"Commonly
called a Stewartry, but in reality and to all intents and purposes a
sheriffdom
or shire, lies in the south of Scotland, and forms the eastern and by far
the
most
extensive portion of the ancient district of Galloway. It is bounded by
Dumfries-shire
on the east and north-east, on the south by the Solway Frith and the
Irish
Sea, by the county of Ayr on the north and northwest, and by Wigtonshire
(or
Western
Galloway) on the west. In extent it measures, from south-east to north-west,
about
forty four miles, by breadth varying from twenty to thirty miles, the narrowest
part
being
toward its north-western limits....
The
aspect of the country, however, forms a very natural distinction into two
divisons: if
a line
be drawn from the centre of Kirkpatrick-Iron-Gray parish to the Gatehouse
of
Fleet,
all to the northwest, with little exception, is so mountainous, that it
may be termed
a Highland
district; while the south and eastern parts exhibt a fine champagne and
cultivated
country - a contrast strikingly obvious...
The
number of horses, cattle and sheep reared in the county is sufficiently
large to
evince
the possession of much practical knowledge, and consequent success, in
this
branch
of the productive economy; and the breed of swine has increased to a
prodigious
extent, these animals being now a staple commodity both for home
consumption
and exportation....
The
shire, or stewartry, comprises twenty-eight parishes and contains two royal
burghs,
Kirkcudbright and New Galloway...."
This
next picture is taken from a post card of the lovely harbour in Kirkcudbright
that was once the livelyhood of the town and stills plays a big role.
This
picture is a view taken from Meta's house, where it overlooks the town
of Kirkcudbright.
The
house is called Zonnewende which is Dutch for "where the sun rises" and
she can see the sunrise year round from this same window.
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