| When news was brought to King James of the despite done to his authority by the defeat and slaughter of his representative in Dumfriesshire, he was much incensed. |
| Dumfries also lends its name to the lieutenancy area of Dumfries, which is similar in boundaries to the former Dumfriesshire county. |
| In Scotland this is generally a very rare butterfly, but has latterly been abundant in Dumfriesshire and kirkcudbrightshire. |
| Mundell represents the Scottish constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since 2005 in the House of Commons. |
| The son of a postman, MacDiarmid was born in the Scottish border town of Langholm, Dumfriesshire. |
| The Dumfriesshire hounds' kennelman, John Carruthers, said he now faces an uncertain future with his wife Isobel, 45, and their 10-year-old son Andrew. |
