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Today is 18th June 2026 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

Trinity House of Leith

Trinity House stands at 99 Kirkgate in Leith, the port town of Edinburgh on Midlothian's coast. It is a Category A listed building.

From the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era, Trinity House was the guildhall of the Incorporation of Masters and Mariners, a trade and charitable foundation of the 14th century, and also served as an almshouse and hospital. In its time though Trinity House has been a customs house and centre for maritime administration and poor relief.

Today's building is a Georgian neoclassical house, built in 1816, over the old Trinity House's vaults, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. It houses a maritime museum. (Read more)

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