Royal burghs
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Royal burghs were Scottish towns granted special trading privileges and self-governing rights by the crown, forming an important part of Scotland’s historic urban and economic structure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic administrative division
ⓘ
type of burgh ⓘ urban settlement category ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish mercantile class
ⓘ
guilds and incorporations ⓘ |
| continuesAs | ceremonial and historical designation in some towns ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Scottish burghs ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
burghs of barony
ⓘ
burghs of regality ⓘ police burghs ⓘ |
| example |
Royal Burgh of Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Burgh of Ayr NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Dumfries NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Haddington NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Linlithgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Burgh of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
bailies
ⓘ
burgesses ⓘ provost ⓘ town council ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Scottish crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative centres
ⓘ
centres of domestic trade ⓘ centres of overseas trade ⓘ judicial centres ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | royal charter ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
representation in the Convention of Royal Burghs
ⓘ
representation in the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasRight |
customs collection
ⓘ
foreign trade monopoly within their area ⓘ market rights ⓘ self-government ⓘ toll collection ⓘ trading privileges ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key element of Scottish economic structure
ⓘ
key element of Scottish urban structure ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Scots law terminology ⓘ |
| legalStatusChanged | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish burgh system ⓘ |
| statusAfter1975 | no longer separate local government units ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern Scotland
ⓘ
medieval Scotland ⓘ |
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