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Today is 25th June 2026 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

Old Kilpatrick

Old Kilpatrick is a village in Dunbartonshire, on the north bank of the River Clyde and at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills. There is a legend that this was the birthplace of St Patrick.

The village marks the western end of the Antonine Wall, which the Romans built from the Clyde to the Forth. Today it stands immediately to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the Great Western Road. (Read more)

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