Wigtownshire
![Wigtownshire within Scotland](/Images/godic/202502/21/WigtownshireTraditional3750.png")
![Western Scotland in the 11th century](/Images/godic/202502/21/NW_Britain_11th_cent3750.jpg")
![Civil parishes within Wigtownshire](/Images/godic/202502/21/Wigtownshire_map3750.jpg")
![Castle of St John, Stranraer](/Images/godic/202502/21/Stranraer_Castle3750.jpg")
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county and lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland. Until 1975, Wigtownshire was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. As a lieutenancy area, Wigtownshire has its own Lord Lieutenant, currently John Alexander Ross.