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Castle Douglas| Market town and former burgh in Dumfries and Galloway unitary authority, Scotland, on Carlingwark Loch, 26 km/16 mi southwest of Dumfries; population (2001) 3,700. Marl, a valuable lime-based clay fertilizer dredged from the loch, was once the town's main source of income. Its principal trade is now in sheep and cattle. |
| The old village was redesigned in 1792 by Sir William Douglas, a local merchant. |
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