Place:Glenkens, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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NameGlenkens
Alt namesThe Glenkenssource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-175
TypeGeneral region
Coordinates55.1531°N 4.1907°W
Located inKirkcudbrightshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoDumfries and Galloway Region, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


A district of Dumfries and Galloway, The Glenkens is the name given to the valley of the Water of Ken and its headwater, the Water of Deugh. It stretches from Carsphairn in the north to New Galloway and Loch Ken in the south. (Source: Gazetteer for Scotland)

It is not used for any administrative area.


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