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Format: Paperback
Pages: 152
ISBN: 9781909990005
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2014
Imprint: Council for British Archaeology
Series: Scottish Burgh Survey
Description:
Situated in what now seems a remote corner of south-west Scotland, Wigtown was once an important county town. With its harbour and location at the lowest fording point of the River Cree, Wigtown was at one time part of a major network of land and sea routes, including a pilgrim route to Whithorn. The layout of the town is notable for its large market square, a reflection of its importance in the cattle trade in the medieval period.