The Creation of Scotland's National Book Town

Wigtown and the Regeneration of Forgotten Towns

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I’ve become a bit obsessed with Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland’s rural southwest.

In the late 1990s, Scotland faced a pressing challenge: many of its small towns, once thriving hubs of industry and community, were grappling with economic decline, depopulation, and a loss of identity. The closure of tra…