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|text=''Kirkcudbright'' is the county town of [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]. It is a small town, built around a sheltered harbour on the Dee estuary, which opens intp the Solway Firth. Behind the harbour on the estuary are many pretty streets of historic buildings. | |text=''Kirkcudbright'' is the county town of [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]. It is a small town, built around a sheltered harbour on the Dee estuary, which opens intp the Solway Firth. Behind the harbour on the estuary are many pretty streets of historic buildings. | ||
Kirkcudbright's picturesque buildings and comfy feel have long attracted both amateur painters and renowned artists. Kirkcudbright has had a long association with the Glasgow art movement, which started when a colony of artists, including the Glasgow Boys and the famed Scottish Colourists, such as Samuel Peploe and F C B Cadell, moved to the area and worked form there over a 30-year period from 1880 to 1910.}}<noinclude> | Kirkcudbright's picturesque buildings and comfy feel have long attracted both amateur painters and renowned artists. Kirkcudbright has had a long association with the Glasgow art movement, which started when a colony of artists, including the Glasgow Boys and the famed Scottish Colourists, such as Samuel Peploe and F C B Cadell, moved to the area and worked form there over a 30-year period from 1880 to 1910.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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KirkcudbrightKirkcudbright is the county town of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is a small town, built around a sheltered harbour on the Dee estuary, which opens intp the Solway Firth. Behind the harbour on the estuary are many pretty streets of historic buildings. Kirkcudbright's picturesque buildings and comfy feel have long attracted both amateur painters and renowned artists. Kirkcudbright has had a long association with the Glasgow art movement, which started when a colony of artists, including the Glasgow Boys and the famed Scottish Colourists, such as Samuel Peploe and F C B Cadell, moved to the area and worked form there over a 30-year period from 1880 to 1910. (Read more) |