Keir

Scottish parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q68815735
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Keir

Summary

Keir is a civil parish[1].

Key Facts

  • Keir is located in Dumfries and Galloway[2].
  • Keir is located in Dumfriesshire[3].
  • Keir is located in Nithsdale[4].
  • Keir is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Keir's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Kirkmahoe[7].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Dunscore[8].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Glencairn[9].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Tynron[10].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Penpont[11].
  • Keir's shares border with is recorded as Closeburn[12].
  • Keir is named after Keir[13].
  • Keir's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135331321[14].
  • Keir's Commons category is recorded as Keir (civil parish)[15].
  • Keir's catalog code is recorded as 416[16].
  • Keir's catalog code is recorded as KER[17].
  • Keir's catalog code is recorded as 09008[18].
  • Keir's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.19262424, 'longitude': -3.782610998, 'precision': 1e-06}[19].
  • Keir's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+316'}[20].
  • Keir's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.2324, 'longitude': -3.8074, 'precision': 1e-06}[21].
  • Keir's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.1538, 'longitude': -3.7115, 'precision': 1e-06}[22].
  • Keir's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.1569, 'longitude': -3.7044, 'precision': 1e-06}[23].
  • Keir's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.2017, 'longitude': -3.8488, 'precision': 1e-06}[24].
  • Keir's contains settlement is recorded as Keir[25].
  • Keir's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway[26].

Body

Geography

Keir is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[2], a council area[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1975[29]; Dumfriesshire[3], a shire of Scotland[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Nithsdale[4], a Scottish district[32], in United Kingdom[33].

Physical Characteristics

Keir's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+2298'}[34]. Keir's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+316'}[20].

Designation and Status

Keir's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 416[16], KER[17], and 09008[18]. Keir is named after Keir[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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