[duhm-frees] 
| 1. | Also called Dum⋅fries⋅shire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] . a historic county in S Scotland. |
| 2. | a burgh of Dumfries and Galloway in S Scotland: burial place of Robert Burns. 29,259. |
Dumfriesshire
historic county, southwestern Scotland. Along the Solway Firth in the south, Dumfriesshire incorporates a coastal plain stretching from the mouth of the River Nith in the west to the English border in the east. A series of river valleys-Nithsdale, Annandale, and Eskdale-extend northward from this plain into the surrounding forested and moor-covered hills of the Southern Uplands, including the Lowther Hills and the Tweedsmuir Hills, which reach an elevation of 2,696 feet (822 metres) at White Coomb. Dumfriesshire lies entirely within the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
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