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Castle Douglas

town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Place town Q1012300
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Castle Douglas

Summary

Castle Douglas is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castle Douglas is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Castle Douglas is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Castle Douglas's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Castle Douglas's postal code is recorded as DG7[6].
  • Castle Douglas's Commons category is recorded as Castle Douglas[7].
  • Castle Douglas's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[8].
  • Castle Douglas's OS grid reference is recorded as NX765625[9].
  • Castle Douglas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.941, 'lon': -3.929}[10].
  • Castle Douglas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Castle Douglas[11].
  • Castle Douglas has a population of {'amount': '+4080'}[12].
  • Castle Douglas's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Castle Douglas's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway[14].
  • Castle Douglas's historic county is recorded as Kirkcudbrightshire[15].

Body

Geography

Castle Douglas is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].

Physical Characteristics

Castle Douglas has a population of {'amount': '+4080'}[12].

Designation and Status

Castle Douglas's instance of is recorded as town[5].

Why It Matters

Castle Douglas ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dumfries and Galloway, Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire +1
    List of monuments → list of listed buildings in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.941, 'lon': -3.929}
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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