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Encyclopedia > Caithness (district)
Caithness District
Caithness District

Caithness was a district of the Highland local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. The name is that of the traditional county of Caithness and the former administrative county. When created the district included the whole of the county plus a Strathnaver area of the neighbouring county of Sutherland. The boundary was soon changed, however, to correspond with that between the counties, as shown on the map herewith. Caithness was one of eight districts in the Highland region. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... The nine Regions of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as the uppermost tier of local government in Scotland. ... Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county and former administrative county within the Highland area of Scotland. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic), or Sutherlandshire, is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. ...


The region was also created in 1975, as one of nine two-tier local government regions of Scotland. Each region consisted of a number of districts and both regions and districts had their own elected councils. The creation of the Highland region and of Caithness as a district involved the abolition of the two burgh councils in Caithness, Wick and Thurso, as well as the Caithness county council. The royal burgh of Wick, which had served as the county's administrative centre, became the administrative centre for the district. A council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance. ... Burgh can refer to the following: Burgh (pronounced burruh) - A highly autonomous unit of local government in Scotland, with rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland, in use from at least the 9th century until their abolition in 1975 when a new regional structure of local government was introduced... Wick is a coastal town on the main highway linking John O Groats with southern Britain, a royal burgh and the county town of Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. ... This article refers to the town in Scotland. ... English Regis Bere Regis Bognor Regis Grafton Regis Houghton Regis Lyme Regis Melcombe Regis Rowley Regis Wyke Regis Royal Royal Berkshire Royal Leamington Spa Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Borough Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Former Royal Borough...


In 1996 local government in Scotland was again reformed, to create 32 single-tier unitary authorities. The Highland region became the Highland unitary authority, and the functions of the district councils were absorbed by the Highland council. A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...


Since 1996 the Highland council has maintained area committees named for the former districts, but the boundaries of the committee areas may not always follow those of the districts. Many large British councils have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in particular part of the area covered by the council. ...


See also


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The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 (201 words)
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The district of Dumbarton, the district of Clydebank, the district of Bearsden and Milngavie, the district of Strathkelvin, the district of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and the South Lenzie/Waterside district ward in electoral division 46 (Chryston) of Strathclyde region
The district of Eastwood, the district of Renfrew and the district of Inverclyde
The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 (201 words)
The district of Kilmarnock and Loudoun, the district of Cumnock and Doon Valley, the district of Cunninghame and the district of Kyle and Carrick
The district of Dumbarton, the district of Clydebank, the district of Bearsden and Milngavie, the district of Strathkelvin, the district of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and the South Lenzie/Waterside district ward in electoral division 46 (Chryston) of Strathclyde region
The district of Eastwood, the district of Renfrew and the district of Inverclyde
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