Dumfries and Galloway lieutenancy purposes, the historic counties are largely maintained with its three lieutenancy areas being Dumfries, Wigtown and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. To the north, Dumfries and Galloway borders East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England and the Solway Firth. To the west lies the Irish Sea. The Dumfries and Galloway Council region is composed of counties and their sub-areas. From east to west: The term 'Dumfries and Galloway' has been used since at latest the 19th century – by 1911 the three counties had a
Beeswing, Dumfries and Galloway pp. 29-52 Henderson, J.C., Crone, B.A., and Cavers, M.G. (2003) "A condition survey of selected crannogs in south west Scotland", "Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society", 77, pp. 79-102 L. (1874) "Arthurian Localities: Scotland", "Notes and Queries", s5-II, 36, pp. 181-182 Williams, J. (1971) "A Crannog at Loch Arthur, New Abbey", "Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society", 48, p. 122 Beeswing, Dumfries and Galloway Beeswing is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. It was formerly known as Lochend in reference to its position near Loch