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Wigtown
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Overview
Wigtown is Scotland's National Book Town. It is also famous for the Wigtown Martyrs.
Wigtown is situated in the 'Machars', seven miles south of Newton Stewart. The many, many bookshops will keep you busy for hours.
The Martyrs' Stake is where two women covenanters were drowned in May 1685. A marked walk through the town will take you there via the County Buildings, which used to be the local courtroom, now used for the town library as well as other offices. The walk has views over Wigtown Bay and the Galloway Hills.
Wigtown Bay is excellent for bird watching, especially wild geese and swans that spend the winter here. About a mile from Wigtown is Bladnoch where you can visit Bladnoch Distillery, the most southerly distillery in Scotland.
The Martyrs' Stake is where two women covenanters were drowned in May 1685. A marked walk through the town will take you there via the County Buildings, which used to be the local courtroom, now used for the town library as well as other offices. The walk has views over Wigtown Bay and the Galloway Hills.
Wigtown Bay is excellent for bird watching, especially wild geese and swans that spend the winter here. About a mile from Wigtown is Bladnoch where you can visit Bladnoch Distillery, the most southerly distillery in Scotland.
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