Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire

This guide to Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire was first published in 1920 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

William Learmonth (Author)

9781107675995, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

162 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire by William Learmonth was first published in 1920. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the area.

1. County and shire: the origin of Galloway, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown
2. General characteristics
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Rivers and lakes
6. Geology
7. Natural history
8. Along the coast
9. Raised beaches. Coastal gains and losses. Lighthouses
10. Climate
11. People - race, dialect, population
12. Agriculture
13. Manufactures, mines and minerals
14. Fisheries, shipping and trade
15. History
16. Antiques
17. Architecture - (a) Ecclesiastical
18. Architecture - (b) Military
19. Architecture - (c) Domestic and Municipal
20. Communications
21. Administration and divisions
22. Roll of honour
23. The chief towns and villages
Illustrations
Maps.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]