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Creetown (/ˈkri:tən/, sometimes /'kri:taʊn/) is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 miles (29 km) west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch) as it formed one end of a ferry route that took pilgrims across the River Cree estuary to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. This is why the local football team, formed in 1895, are known as "The Ferrytoun".

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  • Creetown (/ˈkri:tən/, sometimes /'kri:taʊn/) is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 miles (29 km) west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch) as it formed one end of a ferry route that took pilgrims across the River Cree estuary to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. This is why the local football team, formed in 1895, are known as "The Ferrytoun". Creetown was formerly served by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway. The granite quarries in the vicinity constituted the leading industry from about 1830 to 1900, the stone for the Liverpool docks and other public works having been obtained from them. The village dates from 1785, and became a burgh of barony in 1792. Sir Walter Scott laid part of the scene of the novel Guy Mannering in this neighbourhood. John Knox stayed at Barholm Castle as guest of the MacCullochs of Barholm in 1566 while on a preaching tour of Galloway. John Keats and his friend Charles Armitage Brown stayed at an inn here on their walking tour of Scotland in 1818. The clock tower commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The Ellangowan Hotel was used to portray the interior of the Green Man public house in Robin Hardy's film, The Wicker Man 1973. Dr Thomas Brown, the metaphysician (1778–1820), was a native of the parish in which Creetown lies. James Thompson (1788-1854) pastor was born in Creetown, the son of William Thomson and Janet Burnett, belonging to a family that professed the Presbyterian religion. Mary Duchess of Bedford, "The Flying Duchess", maintained a permanent landing ground (AA Approved) from about 1926, used when travelling to her home, nearby Cairnsmore House. Hideo Furuta (1949-2007) was a Japanese sculptor, born in Hiroshima, who settled at Creetown. He worked the Creetown granite from the disused Kirkmabreck Quarry. His work can be seen in the redesign of Adamson Square. (en)
  • Creetown es una localidad situada en el concejo de Dumfries and Galloway, en Escocia (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 640 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al suroeste de Escocia, cerca de la costa del fiordo de Solway, del mar de Irlanda y de Inglaterra. (es)
  • Creetown, eskozieraz: Creetoun, jatorriz Ferrytown of Cree, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch, Eskoziako hego-mendebaldeko kostaldeko udalerri bat da, Dumfries eta Galloway eremu administratiboan. (eu)
  • Is baile suite i gComhairle Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh é Port Aiseig a' Chrích. (ga)
  • Creetown (Creetoun in lingua scots) è una località della Scozia, situata nell'area di consiglio di Dumfries e Galloway. (it)
  • Creetown är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Dumfries and Galloway och riksdelen Skottland, i den centrala delen av landet, 500 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Creetown ligger 11 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 677. Terrängen runt Creetown är kuperad åt nordost, men åt sydväst är den platt. En vik av havet är nära Creetown söderut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 258 meter över havet, 1,8 km sydost om Creetown. Närmaste större samhälle är Newton Stewart, 9,0 km nordväst om Creetown. Trakten runt Creetown består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 7 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 12 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med 0 °C. (sv)
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  • Creetown es una localidad situada en el concejo de Dumfries and Galloway, en Escocia (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 640 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al suroeste de Escocia, cerca de la costa del fiordo de Solway, del mar de Irlanda y de Inglaterra. (es)
  • Creetown, eskozieraz: Creetoun, jatorriz Ferrytown of Cree, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch, Eskoziako hego-mendebaldeko kostaldeko udalerri bat da, Dumfries eta Galloway eremu administratiboan. (eu)
  • Is baile suite i gComhairle Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh é Port Aiseig a' Chrích. (ga)
  • Creetown (Creetoun in lingua scots) è una località della Scozia, situata nell'area di consiglio di Dumfries e Galloway. (it)
  • Creetown (/ˈkri:tən/, sometimes /'kri:taʊn/) is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 miles (29 km) west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Aiseig a' Chrìch) as it formed one end of a ferry route that took pilgrims across the River Cree estuary to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn. This is why the local football team, formed in 1895, are known as "The Ferrytoun". (en)
  • Creetown är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Dumfries and Galloway och riksdelen Skottland, i den centrala delen av landet, 500 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Creetown ligger 11 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 677. Terrängen runt Creetown är kuperad åt nordost, men åt sydväst är den platt. En vik av havet är nära Creetown söderut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 258 meter över havet, 1,8 km sydost om Creetown. Närmaste större samhälle är Newton Stewart, 9,0 km nordväst om Creetown. Trakten runt Creetown består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. (sv)
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