DALBEATTIE, a village, in the parish of Urr,
stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 85 miles (S. E.) from
Castle-Douglas; containing 1430 inhabitants. This
place is of modern erection, and is built on the estates of
the Copland and Maxwell families. It is seated on both
sides of the Dalbeattie burn, and is admirably situated
for trade, tlie river Urr being navigable so far from the
Solway Firth for small vessels, and the burn, which is a
considerable stream, being well adapted for driving
machinery. The manufacture of paper is carried on.
A large portion of the population is Irish, for whose
labour, in the present state of the district, there is not
a sufF.cient demand; and hence much poverty exists
among them. A post-office is established under Castle-
Douglas. There is a place of worship in connexion
with the Free Church; and a Roman Catholic chapel
was built here about thirty or forty years since.