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<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wikishire'''</span> is where you may find the best of [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]].


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'''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.
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 10 December 2021

Welcome to Wikishire
Currently serving 34,380 articles
 Today is 18th December 2024 .

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 -

Add it and Edit

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:

Auchenharvie Castle, Ayrshire

Auchenharvie Castle

Auchenharvie Castle is a ruined castle in Ayrshire, found near Torranyard on the Glasgow to Irvine road. Burnhouse is to the north and Irvine to the south.

Auchenharvie has long been a ruin, shown as such as far back as 1604-8: it was too small and the area of the mound also so restricted that its conversion into a more commodious and comfortable dwelling were not practicable (Read more)

Recently featured: Derby   •  Jarrow   •  Tintern Abbey

What is a wiki?

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.

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