Kirkcudbright
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![]() Aerial view of Kirkcudbright and the River Dee | |
Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 3,350 (2022)[2] |
OS grid reference | NX685505 |
• Edinburgh | 84 mi (135 km) |
• London | 282 mi (454 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRKCUDBRIGHT |
Postcode district | DG6 |
Dialling code | 01557 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Kirkcudbright (/kɜːrˈkuːbri/ kur-KOO-bree; Scots: Kirkcoubrie [kɪrˈkubri]; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a royal burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The town lies southwest of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie at the mouth of the River Dee, around four miles (six kilometres) from the Irish Sea.