Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire is a traditional county in the south of Scotland. It is the largest of the three counties now served by Dumfries and Galloway Council and also larger than any of the Border counties. It's county town of Dumfries grew up on the east bank of the River Nith, which is also the county boundary, so nearly half of the modern town lies in neighbouring Kirkcudbrightshire.

Geography & Economy

The B797 climbing to Wanlockhead

Stretching from the vast beaches and sand flats of the Nith Estuary to the hills above Moffat, the county has a diverse landscape. Being closer to the main north south routes means that the county was more prosperous than some of its neighbours, and gained both from passing trade and also direct access to the cities both in Scotland and northern England. With good farmland in the south, a food industry grew into a series of surviving businesses in the area, whilst the woolen industry saw the Edinburgh Woolen Mill founded at Langholm in the east of the county.

Today there is limited tourism along the coast, but most surrounds the world famous Gretna Green, and the hills and valleys of the more rural parts of the county, which are easily accessible from the motorway. The upland moors have proven ideal for Wind Farms, and vast forestry plantations cover the lower slopes. Munitions factories near the border provided a lot of work around the war, but have not left a lasting legacy, although there are still some heavy industries around Dumfries and Lockerbie.

Roads

A new section of the A76

The south west of the county has a good network of A, B and unclassified roads, but the more rural upland areas have fewer roads, following the glens and valleys through the hills. Many of these roads, such as the A708 out of Moffat or the B797 to Wanlockhead are fantastic drives, through magnificent scenery, even if they do cross the county boundary at the watershed! The motorway is the most important route in the county, crossing from north to south as it travels between Glasgow and England. It follows a route which has existed for centuries, and was largely rebuilt by Thomas Telford two centuries ago. The A7 has not enjoyed the same benefits as the main route to Edinburgh.

Most non-trunk roads within the traditional county are maintained by Dumfries & Galloway. The trunk roads which are the A7, A75, A76, A701 and Motorway are managed by Transport Scotland.

Route	From	To	Length
A74(M)	Abington	Gretna	48.5 miles	View
A7	Edinburgh	Carlisle	94.3 miles	View
A75	Gretna	Stranraer	95.8 miles	View
A76	Kilmarnock	Maxwelltown	56.2 miles	View
A701	Dumfries	Edinburgh	71.6 miles	View
A702	Edinburgh	St John's Town of Dalry	83 miles	View
A708	Moffat	Selkirk	33.4 miles	View
A709	Dumfries	Lockerbie	12.1 miles	View
A752	Kaimrig End	Moffat	26.5 miles	View
A756	Dumfries (E)	Troqueer	1.3 miles	View
A780	Summerhill	Solway Gate	3.9 miles	View
A781	English Street, Dumfries	New Bridge, Dumfries	0.62 miles	View
B709	Heriot	Langholm	57.6 miles	View
B713	Kaimrig End	Moffat	26.5 miles	View
B719	Gardenholm	Greenhillstairs	2.9 miles	View
B720	Greenrigg	Hollows	1.5 miles	View
B721	Annan	Gretna	9.5 miles	View
B722	Annan	Fallford	11.4 miles	View
B723	Annan	Eskdalemuir	23.9 miles	View
B724	Collin	Annan	12.8 miles	View
B724	Dalton	Bowhouse	11.7 miles	View
B725	Dumfries	Waterbeck	29.8 miles	View
B726	Nith Bank	Kingholm Quay	1.2 miles	View
B729	Holywood	Carsphairn	28.8 miles	View
B730	Thornhill	St John's Town of Dalry	21.1 miles	View
B731	Cample Bridge	Thornhill (W)	1.2 miles	View
B732	Langmyre Mains	Thornhill	0.6 miles	View
B740	Crawick	Thirstone	13.7 miles	View
B797	Abington	Mennock	14.8 miles	View
B6318	Heddon-on-the-Wall	Langholm	61.4 miles	View
B6357	Annan	Lintalee	49.5 miles	View
B7020	Beattock (S)	Cummertrees	22.1 miles	View
B7068	Lockerbie	Langholm	18.9 miles	View
B7076	Gretna	Elvanfoot	44.5 miles	View
B7201	Woodslee	Canonbie	1.8 miles	View
T12	London	Inverness		View
T26	Carlisle	Edinburgh		View
T28	Gretna	Stirling		View
T87	Dumfries	Beattock		View
T88	Dumfries	Kilmarnock		View

Key

Motorway

Primary Route

Non Primary Route

Former Motorway

Defunct Route

E Road

Future Motorway

Future Primary

Future Non Primary

Historical Route

Tourist Route

Roman Road

Unbuilt Motorway

Unbuilt Primary

Unbuilt Non Primary

National Cycle Network

Cycle Route

Eurovelo Cycle Route

Junctions

Main Article: Junctions in Dumfriesshire

Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Crossings in Dumfriesshire