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Wigtown

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[wig-tuhn, -toun] / ˈwɪg tən, -ˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a historic county in SW Scotland.


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The pub in Wigtown had been in continuous use for more than 200 years.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2025

"It is with regret that we announce that the partnership between Wigtown Book Festival and Baillie Gifford is to end," said a board statement.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2024

For the last 20 years, Shaun Bythell has owned and run The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2022

Van Duin, who was the group’s first board president, said the still-thriving book towns are in Britain, including Scotland’s Wigtown, which hosts a renowned literary festival.

From Washington Post Dec. 26, 2021

The place is near Wigtown, in the south of Scotland.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by J. C. McFeeters

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