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  LIST OF BURGHS IN SCOTLAND FACTS AND INFORMATION
A burgh (pronounced ''burruh'') is the Scots_language equivalent of the English_language borough.
Burgh of barony 1488, burgh of regality 1587, parliamentary burgh 1833
Burgh of barony 1600, burgh of regality 1646, parliamentary burgh 1833
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 List of burghs in Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The most important burghs are royal burghs, followed by burghs of regality and burghs of barony.
Legally speaking, burghs in Scotland were abolished in 1975, however the term remains in common usage.
List of towns in England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales
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 Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Scotland (Alba in Gaelic) is a nation in northwest Europe and a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Scotland's territorial extent is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
Scottish sundial — the renaissance sundials of Scotland.
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 List of burghs in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A burgh (pronounced burruh) is the Scots language equivalent of the English language borough.
Burghs were highly autonomous units of local government in Scotland from at least the 9th century until their abolition in 1975 when a new regional structure of local government was introduced across the country.
Historically, the most important burghs were royal burghs, followed by burghs of regality and burghs of barony.
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 Scotland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
The nation shares a land border to the south with England and is bounded by the North Sea on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.
Scotland has many national sporting associations, such as the Scottish Football Association (SFA) which is home to the famous Old Firm, consisting of Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers football clubs or the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU).
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 Counties of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scotland was, until 1975, divided into counties for the purposes of local government and other government functions such as the lieutenancy.
The counties originated prior to the Union with England, and continued as both administrative and ceremonial units until their abolition in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, when they were replaced with regions and districts and the areas for Lieutenancy.
The counties remained in use in adapted form as postal counties until 1996; now their main use is traditional.
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 biology - Scotland
Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
Scotland has a land boundary with England on the island of Great Britain and is otherwise bounded by seas and oceans.
Scotland has a high proportion of irreligious / atheists, the second highest type of (un)belief in the population.
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 Scotland - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Scotland, or in Gaelic, Alba, is a country (formerly an independent kingdom) of northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Scotland was first united with England in 1603, when the Scottish King James the Sixth became James the First of England and Scotland.
Free Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian off-shoot from the established Church of Scotland.
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 Lieutenancy areas of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for ceremonial purposes such as Lord Lieutenancy.
They are different from the traditional counties of Scotland and the Subdivisions of Scotland.
The four cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow have an ancient right to choose their own Lord Lieutenant, who is known as a Lord Provost and also acts as the city mayor.
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 List of United Kingdom-related topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom.
List of television stations in the United Kingdom
List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
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 Towns of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In Scotland, the equivalent is known as a burgh, pronounced burra.
There are two types of burgh: royal burghs and burghs of barony.
List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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 Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The [[Royal Standard used in Scotland]] HM Queen Elizabeth II, head of state of the United Kingdom, is descended from King James VI of Scotland, the first Scottish monarch to also be King of England (James I of England from 1603).
A number of other Christian denominations exist in Scotland, amongst them Roman Catholicism, which made a comeback through immigration from Ireland, after Protestants suppressed it during the 16th to late 18th centuries.
See main article: Politics of Scotland, also Politics of the United Kingdom Historically the politics of Scotland have reflected those of the UK as a whole, although with some differences.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of places in the United Kingdom
These lists include all villages, towns and cities.
There are categories for villages in England, villages in Northern Ireland, villages in Scotland and :category:villages in Wales.
List of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom
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 Kirkintilloch - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Kirkintilloch is a Scottish burgh which lies on the line of the Roman Antonine Wall in East Dunbartonshire, about 8 miles east of Glasgow.
Kirkintilloch is the administrative centre of East Dunbartonshire Council: the Civic Centre is named in honour of Tom Johnston, a leading Scottish socialist politician who was born in the burgh.
The Auld Aisle Churchyard houses a monument to the Scottish poet David Gray.
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 Scotland @ HockeyLiving.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Scotland's ban on smoking is being extended to private homes, with people told not to light up for at least an hour before government workers visit.
YOUNG Capital rugby prospect Ross Rennie capped a great year by being named in Scotland's sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games - and the signs are that there is a lot more to come from the impressive flanker in 2006.
BIRTHS in Scotland so far this year have been at the highest level since 1999, the registrar general announced yesterday.
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 List of burghs in Scotland - TheBestLinks.com - List of towns in Scotland, England, Edinburgh, Fort William, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 The Ultimate Category:Towns in Scotland - American History Information Guide and Reference
This category comprises articles relating to towns in Scotland.
For a more complete list of towns in Scotland, including towns which do not (yet) have articles, click here.
For details of the six (or seven} cities in Scotland, click here.
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 Articles - List of topics related to the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843)
List of British politicians by wealth at death
List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll
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 List of United Kingdom-related topics - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kingdom of Great Britain (when England and Scotland merged in 1707);
List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
List of United Kingdom-related topics Top 10 Bestselling Search: List of United Kingdom-related topics
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Look for Subdivisions of scotland in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
Look for Subdivisions of scotland in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
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 Find in a Library: The burghs of Scotland: a critical list.
Find in a Library: The burghs of Scotland: a critical list.
Publisher: London, New York, Published for the University of Glasgow by the Oxford University Press, 1965.
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