Clackmannanshire became known for the weaving mills powered by the Hillfoots burns. Other industries included brewing, glass manufacture, mining and ship building. Now capitalising on its central position and transport links, Clackmannanshire attracts service industries and tourism.
approximately 20,730 residents
Shire(noun) a portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire. Etymology: [AS. scre, scr, a division, province, county.
1. The shires. Nearly half the counties – 19 of them – are very clearly named after their county town, or at least, a town that used to be.
In Scotland, there are 33 local government counties, created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. They were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in favour of regions and districts and islands council areas. Scotland has also registration counties, which are in current use.
Burgh (/ˈb?r?/) is the Scots term for a town or a municipality. It corresponds to the Scandinavian Borg and the English Borough. Burghs are listed below under the name of the county to which they belonged. The county boundaries used are those effective for local government purposes from circa 1890 until 1975.
This area consisted of eight counties of Scotland:
- Argyll.
- Caithness.
- Inverness.
- Nairn.
- Orkney.
- Ross and Cromarty.
- Shetland.
- Sutherland.
The city of Dundee is located within the county of City of Dundee. Dundee is situated in the Scotland region of the UK and is governed by Angus, Dundee City, Perth and Kinross, councils.
Scottish Local Authority
- Aberdeen City Council.
- Aberdeenshire Council.
- Angus Council.
- Argyll and Bute Council.
- City of Edinburgh Council.
- Clackmannanshire Council.
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
- Dumfries and Galloway Council.
