County of Sutherland
Geography
Area - Total	Ranked 5th 1,297,846 acres (5252 km²)
County town	Dornoch
Chapman code	SUT

Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. The population as at the 2001 Census was 13,466. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of traditional counties of Scotland ordered by area. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and their surrounding islands, but covering historical divisions. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council. ... The Highland area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a unitary authority area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest administrative region in Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... A registration county was, in the United Kingdom, a statistical unit used for the output of census information. ... The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

Sutherland was formerly a local government county, until 1975. The county had its own county council from 1890 to 1975, and the name was used also for a district of the Highland region (1975 to 1996), and the Sutherland constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1708 to 1918). The boundaries of Sutherland are not identical in all contexts. Scotland was, until 1975, divided into counties for the purposes of local government and other government functions such as the lieutenancy. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... The Highland council area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd[1] in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... The nine Regions of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as the uppermost tier of local government in Scotland. ... Sutherland was a constituency the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. ...

The county had the county of Caithness to the north and east, and the county of Ross and Cromarty to the south. Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic)[1] is a committee area of Highland Council, Scotland; a lieutenancy area; and a registration county, Caithness was formerly a district within the Highland region from 1975 to 1996 and a local government county with its own county council from 1890 to 1975. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ...

In 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the county was divided between new administrative districts named Sutherland and Caithness, with Tongue and Farr areas of the county of Sutherland becoming part of the Caithness district (which also included the area of the county of Caithness). Also, the Kincardine area of the county of Ross and Cromarty was merged into the new Sutherland district. Shortly after its creation, however the boundary between the districts of Sutherland and Caithness were redrawn to follow that between the counties. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ... Tongue (Scots Gaelic: Tunga ) is a coastal village in northwestHighland, Scotland (in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. ... Farr is a surname, and may refer to Bruce Farr Diane Farr Florence Farr Gareth Farr Jack Farr Jamie Farr Jastus Farr Jim Farr John Farr John Richard Farr Judi Farr Mel Farr Miller Farr Nick Farr-Jones Sam Farr Steve Farr Tommy Farr Wanda Kirkbride Farr William Farr William... Kincardine can refer to: Kincardine, the self-descriptive name of many (often minor) topographical features in Scotland produced by the Anglicisation of names derived from Gaelic and/or Pictish which describe a head (Gaelic ceann) of a larger feature (e. ... Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Image:RossCromDistrict. ...

The district belonged to a two-tier system of local government, with local government functions divided between the district council and the Highland regional council. In 1996 the region became a unitary authority and the district was abolished, but the unitary Highland council continues to use the name for a committee area. The District Councils (區議會 and formerly District Boards) are district organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). ...

The constituency consisted of the county, minus the parliamentary burgh of Dornoch. Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ...

Sutherland (by any definition) is very sparsely populated. Its only burgh is the county town, Dornoch. Other settlements include Lairg, Brora, Durness, Embo, Tongue, Golspie, Helmsdale, Lochinver and Kinlochbervie. A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... Lairg (Scottish Gaelic: An Luirg ) is a small town in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. ... Durness with Smoo Cave, the youth-hostel is up on the right side. ... The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) promotes bioscience in Europe through programmes and activities. ... Tongue (Scots Gaelic: Tunga ) is a coastal village in northwestHighland, Scotland (in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. ... Golspie is a small,coastal village in the far North of Scotland. ... Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of the Highland region of Scotland. ... Lochinver. ... Kinlochbervie is a harbour town in the North West of the Scottish county of Sutherland, in Highland region. ...

Area committee

See also: Politics of the Highland council area

The committee area consists of six out of the 80 Highland Council wards. Each ward elects one councilor by the first past the post system of election. The area is represented by six independent councillors. Politics in the Highland council area are discernable in election results for three assemblies, the Highland Council, the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council. ... The Highland area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a unitary authority area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest administrative region in Scotland. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

One ward, named for Tongue and Farr, includes the village of Reay, which is within the traditional county of Caithness. New boundaries are planned for the next round of local government elections, in 2007, when elections will be by the single transferable vote system. Tongue (Scots Gaelic: Tunga ) is a coastal village in northwestHighland, Scotland (in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. ... Farr is a surname, and may refer to Bruce Farr Diane Farr Florence Farr Gareth Farr Jack Farr Jamie Farr Jastus Farr Jim Farr John Farr John Richard Farr Judi Farr Mel Farr Miller Farr Nick Farr-Jones Sam Farr Steve Farr Tommy Farr Wanda Kirkbride Farr William Farr William... Reay (Ordnance Survey grid reference NC964647) is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay, Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...

Constituency

Main article Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)

The Sutherland constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented the county from 1708 to 1918. At the same time however the county town of Dornoch was represented as a component of the Northern Burghs constituency. Sutherland was a constituency the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ... Northern Burghs, known also as Wick Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. ...

In 1918 the Sutherland constituency and Dornoch were merged into the then new constituency of Caithness and Sutherland. In 1997 Caithness and Sutherland was merged into Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. Caithness and Sutherland was a constituency the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. ... Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The Scottish Parliament constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was created in 1999 and now has boundaries slightly different from those of the House of Commons constituency. In the Scottish Parliament Sutherland is represented also as part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral areas for the Scottish Parliament through which 7 of the 56 Additional Members System MSPs are elected. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ...

Footnotes

• 1. ^  Sutherland derives from a Norse perception of the land as 'southern' (Suðrland meaning "Southland"). The Norse referred similarly to the Western Isles as Suðreyjar (the "Southern Isles"), southern in relation to the "Northern Isles" of Orkneys, Shetlands and Faroes).

• 2. ^  Sutherland has two main names in the county's indigenous Scottish Gaelic: Cataibh may be used for the whole county, but tended historically to apply to the south east, and Dùthaich MhicAoidh (MacKay Country) which was used for the north west, sometimes referred to as Reay Country in English. Cataibh can be read as meaning land of the Cat people and the Cat element appears as Cait in Caithness. The Scottish Gaelic name for Caithness, however, is Gallaibh, meaning land of the foreigner or of the Norse.

Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. ... The Western Isles are an archipelago in Scotland. ... The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Anthem: Tú alfagra land mítt You, my most beauteous land Capital (and largest city) Tórshavn Faroese Government  - Monarch Margrethe II  - Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard Independence None (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)   - Home rule 1948  Area  - Total 1,399 km² (180th) 540 sq mi   - Water (%) 0. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

See also

• Subdivisions of Scotland.
• Clan Sutherland.

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. ... Clan Sutherland is a Scottish clan whose traditional territory is located in the region of Sutherland in northern Scotland and was for a time one of the most powerful Scottish clans. ...

External links

• Small Area Population Estimates 2004 (www.highland.gov.uk)