Dumfries

Dumfries (D?n Phris in Scottish Gaelic: pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) is a Royal Burgh and town of about 45,000 people on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway in the south west of Scotland.

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Dumfries is firmly on the tourist map between Gretna and Belfast. The railway goes between Carlisle and Glasgow, but the town is convenient for Kilmarnock Kirkcudbright and the Machars by car.

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It has many associations with Robert Burns who lived here in the 1790s. The Robert Burns Centre is situated in an 18th century watermill on the west bank of the River Nith. It tells the story of Burns' last years in the town, shows films, and has a bar.

Royal Burgh: A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish town or city (burgh)....

River Nith: For the river in southwestern Ontario, see Nith River....

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...