Dalbeattie

Dalbeattie
Scottish Gaelic: *Dail Bheithe*
Scots: *Dawbeattie*
Dalbeattie Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe; Scots: Dawbeattie;
	Dalbeattie Town Hall
	Dalbeattie Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population	4,160 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NX832613
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway;
Lieutenancy area	Kirkcudbrightshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DALBEATTIE
Postcode district	DG5
Dialling code	01556
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and West Dumfries;

Dalbeattie (/dælˈbiːti/, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch' or Dail bhàite 'drowned (i.e. liable to flood) haugh') 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.

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