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Today is 23rd March 2026 .
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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:

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The ruin of Broughton Kirk, Peeblesshire

Broughton, Peeblesshire

Broughton is a village in Peeblesshire, beside the Biggar Water, near where it flows into the River Tweed, about four miles east of Biggar, and nine miles west of the county town, Peebles.

The village is best known as the one-time home of John Buchan; soldier, author of adventure novels such as The Thirty-Nine Step and later Governor-General of Canada. (Read more)

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A wiki is a collaborative website with certain standard functions allowing easy editing of pages by anyone. At Wikishire, you may log on and start work right away.

Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.