Dalbeattie

Dalbeattie
Town
Dalbeattie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population4,160 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNX832613
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDALBEATTIE
Postcode districtDG5
Dialling code01556
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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54°55′55″N 3°49′19″W / 54.932°N 3.822°W / 54.932; -3.822

Dalbeattie (/dælˈbti/, Scots: Dawbeattie,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' (i.e. liable to flood) is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is in a wooded valley on the Urr Water 4 miles (6 km) east of Castle Douglas and 12 miles (19 km) south west of Dumfries.

The town is famed for its granite industry and for being the home town of William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the RMS Titanic.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Andy Eagle (27 February 2003). "The Online Scots Dictionary". Scots-online.org. Retrieved 19 September 2013.Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine