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Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants

Lord Lieutenant

The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history....
, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland

Scotland

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. They are different from the local government

Local government of Scotland

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authority consisting of councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the Council Areas of Scotland....
council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdom

Sheriffdom

A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland.Since 1 January 1975 there have been six sheriffdoms. Previously sheriffdoms were composed of groupings of counties of Scotland....
s, the registration counties, the former regions and districts

Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
, the former counties of Scotland

Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
, and the various other subdivisions of Scotland

Subdivisions of Scotland

For Local government in Scotland purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authority designated as "councils"....
.

The Lord Provost

Lord Provost

A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Four cities, City of Aberdeen, City of Dundee, City of Edinburgh and City of Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost ....
s of Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, and Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
also act ex officio as lord-lieutenants. This is a unique right in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
: all other lord-lieutenants are appointed by the monarch, rather than being elected politicians.

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The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants

Lord Lieutenant

Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. They are different from the local government

Local government of Scotland

Sheriffdom

Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
, the former counties of Scotland

Counties of Scotland

Subdivisions of Scotland

For Local government in Scotland purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authority designated as "councils"....
.

The Lord Provost

Lord Provost

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
, Dundee

Dundee

Edinburgh

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
#Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland.... #Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (historic) Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen is a registration county of Scotland. This area is also a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland.Until 1975 Aberdeenshire was one of the counties of Scotland, governed by a county council from 1890.... #Angus Angus Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City.... #Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.... #Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire and Arranis a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It consists of the Scotland council areas of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.... #Banffshire Banffshire The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975.... #Berwickshire Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland, on the border with England.... #Caithness Caithness Caithness is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic Local government in Scotland of Scotland. The name was used also for the Earl of Caithness and the Caithness of the Parliament of the United Kingdom .... #Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.... #Dumfries Dumfries Dumfries is a town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Solway Firth, near the mouth of the River Nith.... #Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton, is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and a registration county of Scotland. Until 1975 it was a Counties of Scotland.... #Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland.... #East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, UK, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian.... #Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow.... #Fife Fife Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.... #Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands.... #Inverness #Kincardineshire Kincardineshire The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a Local government of Scotland Counties of Scotland on the coast of northeast Scotland.... #Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire , officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a Counties of Scotland of Scotland.It was bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshi...	Midlothian Midlothian Midlothian is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas.... Moray Moray Moray is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland .... Nairn Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas.... Renfrewshire Renfrewshire (historic) Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, and one of the counties of Scotland used for local government in Scotland until 1975.... Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in current use.... Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland. It consists of the committee areas of Eildon, Cheviot and Teviot and Liddesdale within the Scottish Borders council area.... Stirling and Falkirk Stirling and Falkirk Stirling and Falkirkis a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland. It consists ofthe local government areas of Stirling and Falkirk ,which cover the same areas as the previous districts from 1975—1996.... Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland.... The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Tweeddale Tweeddale Tweeddale is a committee area and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in the Scotland Scottish Borders. With a population of 17,394 at the latest UK census 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders.... West Lothian West Lothian West Lothian is one of the 32 Unitary authority council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk .... Western Isles Wigtown Wigtown Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in the Machars of Galloway in the south west of Scotland , south of Newton Stewart and east of Stranraer.... Not shown: * Orkney * Shetland

Definition of the areas

Each Lord-Lieutenant of a county holding office immediately prior to May 16 1975 was appointed to a region or part of a region as follows:

County	Former Region	Title	Part of Region
Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland.In this present day Aberdeenshire does not include Aberdeen City which is a Council Area in its own right....	Grampian Grampian Grampian was a Local government of Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. It is now divided into the Council areas of Scotland of:...	Aberdeenshire	The County of Aberdeen as existing before 16 May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
Angus Angus Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....	Tayside Tayside Tayside was a local government Region of Scotland from May 15 1975 to March 31 1996. It was created by the Local Government Act 1973 following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils...	Angus	District of Angus
Argyll	Strathclyde Strathclyde Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....	Argyll and Bute	District of Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
Ayr Ayrshire Ayrshire is a registration county, and former counties of Scotland in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine, North Ayrshire....	Strathclyde Strathclyde Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....	Ayrshire and Arran	Districts of Cunninghame Cunninghame Cunninghame is a former comital district of Scotland and also a Districts of Scotland of the Strathclyde regions of Scotland from 1975 ? 1996.... , Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kilmarnock and Loudoun See:Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kilmarnock and Loudoun .Kilmarnock and Loudoun ... , Kyle and Carrick Kyle and Carrick Kyle and Carrick* was one of nineteen local government district s in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from part of the former counties of Scotland of Ayrshire, namely:... and Cumnock and Doon Valley Cumnock and Doon Valley Cumnock and Doon Valley was one of nineteen Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotlands in the Strathclyde Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland from 1973 to 1996....
Banff Banffshire The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975....	Grampian Grampian Grampian was a Local government of Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. It is now divided into the Council areas of Scotland of:...	Banffshire	the county of Banff as existing before 16 May 1975
Berwick Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland, on the border with England....	Borders Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the Metropolitan and non-metropolit...	Berwickshire	District of Berwickshire Berwickshire Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland, on the border with England....
Caithness Caithness Caithness is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic Local government in Scotland of Scotland. The name was used also for the Earl of Caithness and the Caithness of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ....	Highland Highland (council area) The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....	Caithness	District of Caithness
Clackmannan Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife....	Central Central Scotland Central Scotland can refer to:* Central Belt, the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands"...	Clackmannan	District of Clackmannan
Dumfries Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Dumfries has similar boundaries....	Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. To the north, it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Scottish Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England....	Dumfries	Districts of Nithsdale Nithsdale Nithsdale , also known by its anglicised gaelic name Strathnith or Stranit. It is possible that Strath Nid actually represents the Cumbric Ystrad Nidd as Cumbric was the dominant language in this area from before Roman times until the 11th or 12th Century whereas Gaelic influence here was late and transient.... and Annandale and Eskdale Annandale and Eskdale Annandale and Eskdale is a committee area in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It covers the areas of Annandale and Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, the straths of the River Annan and the River Esk, Dumfriesshire respectively....
Dunbarton Dunbartonshire Dunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton, is a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and a registration county of Scotland. Until 1975 it was a Counties of Scotland....	Strathclyde Strathclyde Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....	Dunbartonshire	Districts of Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire flows into the Clyde estuary.... , Clydebank Clydebank Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, Clydebank borders Dumbarton, the town with which it was combined to form West Dunbartonshire, as well as the town of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire, and the Yoker and Drumchapel districts of the adjacent City of G... , Bearsden and Milngavie Bearsden and Milngavie Bearsden and Milngavie was formerly one of nineteen local government district s in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, north of the City of Glasgow.... , Strathkelvin Strathkelvin Strathkelvin is the strath of the River Kelvin in west central Scotland.The name Strathkelvin was formerly used for one of nineteen Local government district s in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.... and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly one of nineteen local government district s in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from parts of the counties of Scotland of Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire, namely:...
East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, UK, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian....	Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.In Lothian there is Edinburgh City, West Lothian, Mid Lothian and East Lothian....	East Lothian	District of East Lothian
Fife Fife Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....	Fife Fife Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....	Fife Fife Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....	Entire Region
Inverness Inverness-shire Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness, or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic, was a general purpose Counties of Scotland of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided for Local government in Scotland purposes between th...	Highland Highland (council area) The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....	Inverness	Districts of Lochaber, Inverness and Badenoch and Strathspey
Kincardine Kincardineshire The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a Local government of Scotland Counties of Scotland on the coast of northeast Scotland....	Grampian Grampian Grampian was a Local government of Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. It is now divided into the Council areas of Scotland of:...	Kincardineshire	The county of Kincardine as existing before 16 May 1975, except that part in the City of Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous City status in the United Kingdom and one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
Kinross Kinross-shire Kinross-shire, officially the County of Kinross, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland. Its county town was Kinross. To the north it bordered Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire.... (held jointly with Perth Perthshire Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south.... )	Tayside Tayside Tayside was a local government Region of Scotland from May 15 1975 to March 31 1996. It was created by the Local Government Act 1973 following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils...	Perth and Kinross	District of Perth and Kinross
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbrightshire The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire , was formerly a Counties of Scotland of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....	Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. To the north, it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Scottish Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England....	The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright	District of Stewartry Stewartry Stewartry is a committee area in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It was formerly one of four Local government in Scotland districts in the Dumfries and Galloway Region of Scotland....
Lanark Lanarkshire Lanarkshire , officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a Counties of Scotland of Scotland.It was bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshi...	Strathclyde Strathclyde Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....	Lanarkshire	Districts of Monklands Monklands Monklands can mean several things:Monklands was formerly a local government district in the Strathclyde region of ScotlandMonklands Hospital in the area... , Motherwell, Hamilton, East Kilbride East Kilbride East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It is Scotland's first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about southeast of Glasgow city centre.... and Lanark Lanark Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland.Lanark was the county town of the former county of Lanarkshire....
Midlothian Midlothian Midlothian is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....	Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.In Lothian there is Edinburgh City, West Lothian, Mid Lothian and East Lothian....	Midlothian	District of Midlothian
Moray Moray Moray is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland ....	Grampian Grampian Grampian was a Local government of Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. It is now divided into the Council areas of Scotland of:...	Morayshire	Such part of the county of Moray as existing before 16 May 1975 as lies within the Region
Nairn	Highland Highland (council area) The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....	Nairn	District of Nairn
Orkney	Orkney Islands Area	Orkney	Entire area
Peebles	Borders Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the Metropolitan and non-metropolit...	Tweeddale	District of Tweeddale Tweeddale Tweeddale is a committee area and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in the Scotland Scottish Borders. With a population of 17,394 at the latest UK census 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders....
Perth Perthshire Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south.... (held jointly with Kinross Kinross-shire Kinross-shire, officially the County of Kinross, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland. Its county town was Kinross. To the north it bordered Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire.... )	Tayside Tayside Tayside was a local government Region of Scotland from May 15 1975 to March 31 1996. It was created by the Local Government Act 1973 following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils...	Perth and Kinross	District of Perth and Kinross
Renfrew Renfrewshire Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic Renfrewshire , also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire, the other two being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east....	Strathclyde Strathclyde Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....	Renfrewshire	Districts of Eastwood Eastwood, Strathclyde Eastwood was one of nineteen local government Regions and districts s in the Strathclyde Regions and districts of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow.... , Renfrew and Inverclyde Inverclyde Inverclyde is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It borders onto Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire, and is otherwise surrounded by the Firth of Clyde....
Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty is a vaguely or variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in current use....	Highland Highland (council area) The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....	Ross and Cromarty	Districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh Skye and Lochalsh Skye and Lochalsh is one of eight former Local government of Scotland districts of the two-tier Highland Regions of Scotland of Scotland. The main offices of the Skye and Lochalsh district council were in Portree, on the Isle of Skye....
Roxburgh Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire to the north-west, and Berwickshire to the north.... (held jointly with Selkirk Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south.... )	Borders Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the Metropolitan and non-metropolit...	Roxburgh (held with Ettrick and Lauderdale)	District of Roxburgh Roxburgh The destroyed royal burgh of Roxburgh was an important trading burgh in High Middle Ages to early modern period Kingdom of Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at least as much importance as Edinburgh, Stirling, or Berwick-upon-Tweed, for a time acting as de facto capital ....
Selkirk Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south.... (held jointly with Roxburgh Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire to the north-west, and Berwickshire to the north.... )	Borders Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders , often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the Metropolitan and non-metropolit...	Ettrick and Lauderdale (held with Roxburgh)	District of Ettrick and Lauderdale Ettrick and Lauderdale Ettrick and Lauderdale was one of four local government districts in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from:...
Stirling Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west....	Central Central Scotland Central Scotland can refer to:* Central Belt, the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands"...	Stirling and Falkirk	Districts of Stirling and Falkirk
Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....	Highland Highland (council area) The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....	Sutherland	District of Sutherland
West Lothian West Lothian West Lothian is one of the 32 Unitary authority council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk ....	Lothian Lothian Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.In Lothian there is Edinburgh City, West Lothian, Mid Lothian and East Lothian....	West Lothian	District of West Lothian
-	Western Isles Islands Area	Western Isles	Entire area
Wigtown Wigtownshire The County of Wigtown, or Wigtownshire is a registration county in the south west of Scotland. It borders Ayrshire to the north, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright to the east....	Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. To the north, it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Scottish Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England....	Wigtown	District of Wigtown Wigtown Wigtown is a town and former royal burgh in the Machars of Galloway in the south west of Scotland , south of Newton Stewart and east of Stranraer....
Zetland Zetland Zetland can refer to:Places* Zetland, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia* Zetland, an archaic spelling of ShetlandOther* Marquess of Zetland...	Shetland Islands Area	Shetland	Entire area

Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

Definition of the areas

See also