Dumfriesshire
a county of Scotland in the southern division. It has an 4 DU MOND area of 1,072 square miles. It is moun- tainous in the northern part. There are mines of coal, limestone, lead, silver, and zinc. The chief industries are agriculture and cattle and sheep raising. In the numerous rivers are abundant salmon.
Pop., about 75,000. The capital is Dumfries.