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Lothians and the Scottish Borders: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, West Lothian: Lothian & Borders (J Division) Edinburgh City (E Division) Northern Constabulary Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service: Highland, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles: Highland, Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles), Orkney and ...
Subdivisions of Scotland—unitary authority areas, in use from 1996 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions—in use from 1999 to present. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999 to 2011. Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 to present.
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.
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Armorial bearings matriculated by Lord Lyon King of Arms for the councils of the subdivisions of Scotland. Media in category "Coats of arms images for Subdivisions of Scotland" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Scotland portal; Regions of Scotland — geographic regions and former government subdivisions of Scotland, in the United Kingdom.; This category also contains articles about the 12 former Local government regions of Scotland, which were the principal local administrative units in Scotland from 1973 to 1996.
Map of Scottish provinces in 1689. Before the early 13th century "Scotland" (Latin: Scotia, Old Irish: Alba) was considered to extend only between the Firth of Forth and the River Spey. [1] Within this area the provinces directly subject to the kings of Alba by the 12th century were Fife, Strathearn, Atholl, Gowrie, Angus, the Mearns, Mar, and ...
In the 18th and 19th centuries, map makers recorded Gaelic placenames in Anglicised versions. One would expect important towns like Stornoway or Portree to have slightly different names in different languages, but it is unusual for this to be the case with small hamlets or minor topographical features, and the Anglicisation of placenames was resented by educated Gaels.