Place:The Moors, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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NameThe Moors
TypeGeneral region
Coordinates54.966667°N 4.8°W
Located inWigtownshire, 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


The Moors is a region of the former county of Wigtownshire. There are so many areas of Scotland that can be considered as "moors" that it cannot always be confined to this region in the extreme southwest.

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