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Today is 22nd August 2026
North Riding of Yorkshire Day.

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:

Kinnesswood Main Street, Kinross-shire

Kinnesswood

Kinnesswood is a village in the parish of Portmoak, Kinross-shire. It stands to the east of Loch Leven, below Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately four miles east of the county town Kinross and four miles west of Glenrothes in Fife.

The name is possibly from the Gaelic Ceann eas ciad meaning "head of the waterfall of the wood". It was the birthplace in 1746 of the poet Michael Bruce who was born into a weaver's family and is remembered for his nature poetry. (Read more)

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