Dumfriesshire
Britishnoun
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There are three potential sites in Scotland - in Dumfriesshire, Ayrshire and at Grangemouth, in Stirlingshire.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Paul Taylor, 56, from Annan, Dumfriesshire, went missing last October and his remains were found in woodland near Carlisle, Cumbria, in May.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
Lady Florence Dixie was born in 1855 at Kinmount near Cummertrees in Dumfriesshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
The 53-year-old, who was born in Annan in Dumfriesshire, got her big break when she starred alongside Ricky Gervais in Extras in 2005.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
From the point where it enters Dumfriesshire, 16 m. from its source near Enoch Hill in Ayrshire, the course of the Nith is mainly south-easterly till it enters the Solway, a few miles below Dumfries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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