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New Galloway
New Galloway is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken a mile north of the end of Loch Ken .
There were scattered settlements in the area from at least the 13thC (when the nearby Kenmure Castle was first built), but the village was formally founded in the 1600s by Viscount Kenmure and granted burgh status in 1630 - this was to enable it to serve as a market town. However, Kirkcudbright, only 19 miles to the south, was larger and drew more traders. New Galloway thus grew very slowly and is probably now the smallest burgh in Scotland.
New Galloway today is an attractive rural village. It has a Town Hall, two churches, three pubs, and a golf club. Standing on the edge of the Galloway Forest , it is a popular holiday destination.
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