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Today is 16th August 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:

Mên-an-Tol

The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones on the Penwith moorland in Cornwall, about three miles northwest of Madron. The name 'Mên-an-Tol' in the Cornish Language literally means "the hole stone", which is a description of the main stone.

Several interesting local legends and traditions and folklore cures attach to the stones, suggested by their distinctive, and suggestive, shapes. (Read more)

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Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.

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