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The current land registration system in Scotland divides Scotland into 33 Registration Counties, [6] each coming into effect on various dates between 1981 and 2003. These areas in most cases resemble those of the pre-1975 administrative counties with Glasgow being the only current city to form a registration county.
The first detailed county maps of Scotland were produced in the late 17th century. John Adair's maps of c. 1682 included the names of Midlothian , East Lothian , Twaddall and Wast Lothian (the latter also as "Linlithgowshire" [ 68 ] ).
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.
Scotland Administrative Map 1947.png: Author: Scottish_council_areas_2011.svg: Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data; Scotland_Administrative_Map_1947.png: XrysD; derivative work: Dr Greg; Other versions: File:NUTS 3 regions of central and southern Scotland map.svg shows an enlargement of the southern part of this map.
Map of Scottish provinces in 1689, with Lanarkshire labelled as "Clydesdale".. It is not known exactly when the shire of Lanark was created; it seems likely that it was created by David I (reigned 1124–1153) who was generally responsible for introducing shires as part of his introduction of Anglo-Norman style administration to Scotland.
This is a list of the 33 counties of Scotland by their highest point. Rank County Height Name National Grid reference 1: Inverness-shire: 1,345 m (4,413 ft)
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
Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat county with areas of low hills; it forms part of the Southern Uplands geographic region of Scotland. The north of the county contains the main towns and bulk of the population. East of Largs can be found the Renfrewshire Heights, which continue south to the hill-country around Blae ...