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Today is 18th October 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:

Grey Mare's Tail

The Grey Mare's Tail is a hanging valley waterfall by which the Tail Burn falls a hundred and ninety-seven feet down Bran Law in Dumfriesshire.

The burn flows out of Loch Skeen and tumbles down the dale in a series of spectacular cascades, whose white, wispy water gives it the name "Grey Mare's Tail" from its appearance. The surrounding area forms the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. (Read more)

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