Editing Galloway (section)

==Geography and landforms==
[[File:Scotland.southwest.topo.jpg|thumb|left|Topographic map of southwestern Scotland]]
[[File:Galloway.rivers.towns.jpg|thumb|right|The main rivers and several towns]]

Galloway comprises the part of Scotland lying southwards from the Southern Upland [[water divide|watershed]] and westward from the [[River Nith]]. Traditionally it has been described as stretching from "the braes of Glenapp to the Nith".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12107615.Those_green_hills_that_are_the_haunt_of_angels/ |title=Those green hills that are the haunt of angels |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=13 May 1995 }}</ref> The valleys of three rivers, the [[Urr Water]], the [[Water of Ken]] and [[River Dee, Galloway|River Dee]], and the Cree, all running north–south, provide much of the good [[arable land]], although there is also some arable land on the coast. Generally however the landscape is rugged and much of the soil is shallow. The generally south slope and southern coast make for mild and wet climate, and there is a great deal of good pasture.

The northern part of Galloway is exceedingly rugged and forms the largest remaining [[wilderness]] in [[Great Britain|Britain]] south of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]].  This area is known as the [[Galloway Hills]].