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Shires of Scotland. 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.
List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975. 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.
For most administrative purposes, the base level of sub-division in Scotland is now that of communities, which may elect community councils. The main role of these bodies is to channel and reflect local opinion to other bodies; they otherwise have very limited powers. There are around 1,200 communities in Scotland.
Sporcle. Sporcle is a trivia and pub quiz website created by trivia enthusiast Matt Ramme. [1] First launched on April 23, 2007, the website allows users to play and make quizzes on a wide range of subjects, with the option to earn badges by completing challenges. The name Sporcle is a portmanteau of sports and oracle.
Overview. 1889 to 1930. 1930 to 1975. 1975 to 1996. 1996 to present. The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The 1973 Act created a system of nine two-tier regions and three islands areas, and this system completely ...
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Map of Scotland, c. 580–600. Pictish regions are marked in yellow. Cumbrian regions in white. Gaelic regions in green. Anciently, the territory now referred to as Scotland belonged to a mixture of Brythonic groups (Picts and Cumbrians) and Angles. The Picts were based north of the Forth–Clyde line, traditionally in seven kingdoms: Cat (the ...
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