historic county of Scotland
C5867
concept
A historic county of Scotland is a traditional territorial division that once served as an administrative and cultural unit, often retaining significance for identity, geography, and historical reference despite no longer having formal governmental functions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| county of Scotland | 18 |
| historic county of Scotland canonical | 8 |
| former county of Scotland | 2 |
| historic county area | 1 |
| medieval Scottish province | 1 |
| province of medieval Scotland | 1 |
| traditional Scottish county | 1 |
| traditional province of Scotland | 1 |
Instances (33)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Forfar County | county of Scotland |
|
Inverness-shire (historic county)
surface form:
Inverness-shire
|
former county of Scotland |
| Buteshire | county of Scotland |
| historic county of Cumberland (part) | historic county area |
| Ross-shire | county of Scotland |
| Moray, Scotland | — |
| Kinross-shire | county of Scotland |
| Clackmannanshire | — |
| Inverness-shire | county of Scotland |
| Lanarkshire | county of Scotland |
| West Lothian | — |
| East Lothian | — |
| Midlothian | — |
| Stirlingshire | county of Scotland |
| Roxburghshire | county of Scotland |
| Angus, Scotland | — |
| Kincardineshire | county of Scotland |
| Linlithgowshire | county of Scotland |
|
Máel Snechtai of Moray
surface form:
Moray
|
province of medieval Scotland |
| Selkirkshire | county of Scotland |
| Dumfriesshire | county of Scotland |
| Berwickshire | county of Scotland |
| historic county of Bute | former county of Scotland |
| West Lothian (historic county of Linlithgowshire) | county of Scotland |
| County of Selkirk | county of Scotland |
| Kirkcudbrightshire | county of Scotland |
| historic county of Renfrewshire | traditional Scottish county |
| historic county of Angus | — |
| Dumbartonshire | county of Scotland |
| Wigtownshire | county of Scotland |
| Moray | — |
| Province of Ross | traditional province of Scotland |
|
Óengus’s son Máel Snechtai
surface form:
Moray
|
medieval Scottish province |