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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> |
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