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This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.
The Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), [a] or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland.. The shires were originally established in the Middle Ages for judicial purposes, being territories over which a sheriff had jurisdiction.
County local government functions are now defunct having been transferred to the council areas of Scotland. County functions remain for Lord-Lieutenancies and as land registration counties . Subcategories
Rank County Height Name National Grid reference 1: Inverness-shire: 1,345 m (4,413 ft) Ben Nevis: 2= Aberdeenshire: 1,309 m (4,295 ft) Ben Macdhui: 2= Banffshire
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Pages in category "Highest points of historic Scottish counties" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by area as at the 1951 census. Rank County