Dalbeattie

Dalbeattie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway (formerly Kirkudbrightshire), Scotland, situated in a wooded valley on the Urr Water five miles east of Castle Douglas. In the past, granite quarrying was an important part of its economy, and the quarry still exists. Dalbeattie granite was used to build parts of Windsor Castle.

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Dumfries and Galloway: Dumfries and Galloway (D?n Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. To the north it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England. It lies to the north of t...

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

Valley: :This article is about the physical-geographic term. For places named "Valley" see Valley (disambiguation)....

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