Large burgh was a type of municipal structure in Scotland, which existed from 1930 to 1975. When county councils had been established in 1890 under the...

A burgh (/ˈbʌrə/ BURR-ə) is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division...

responsible for minor local government functions. Large burghs: The 1929 Act constituted twenty burghs as "large burghs". These towns were largely independent from...

Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Council, and...

government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils, large and small burghs and district councils. The Act also abolished the Scottish poor...

Burgh of Callander (police burgh 1866) Burgh of Coupar Angus (burgh of barony 1607, police burgh 1852) Burgh of Crieff (burgh of barony 1674, burgh of...

A royal burgh (/ˈbʌrə/ BURR-ə) was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by...

parliamentary burghs and police burghs. By 1929, all burghs in Scotland were commonly described as small burghs, large burghs or cities for the purposes of...

Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish, former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of...

court. Royal burgh status was given to the city by King William the Lion in the early 12th century. The city became one of the richest burghs in the country...

royal strongholds of the Kingdom of Scotland, Stirling was created a royal burgh by King David I in 1130. In 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee...

police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a "police system" for governing the town. They existed from 1833 to 1975. The first police burghs were...

of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became...

Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris [ˌt̪un ˈfɾʲiʃ]) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on...

Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mheàrnaig, IPA: [kʲʰiːʎ ˈvaːɾnəkʲ]) is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as...

is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw...

classes, large and small burghs. While large burghs became largely independent of the county councils of the county in which they lay, small burghs lost many...

Glasgow—were included in this category. There was an additional category of large burgh in the Scottish system (similar to a municipal borough in England and...

began to flourish. In 1488 the town's status was raised by James IV to Burgh of barony. Many trades sprang up and the first school was established in...

Aberbrothock (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Bhrothaig [ˈopəɾ ˈvɾo.ɪkʲ]) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population...

previously a burgh in the county of Renfrewshire. Originally a fishing hamlet named Newark, Port Glasgow came about as a result of large ships being unable...

Kirkcaldy; Scottish Gaelic: Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about 11.6 miles (19 km) north...

council, and re-designated all burghs as either large burghs or small burghs. Ayr and Kilmarnock were both classed as large burghs, allowing them to retain...

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (English: /dˈbɜːr/; d’-BER; 1240 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl (Latinized to...

in Scotland, it was the assessor[clarification needed] of a county or large burgh; and in Northern Ireland it was the town clerk of the county borough...

either county or borough constituencies, except that in Scotland the term burgh is used instead of borough. Since the advent of universal suffrage, the...

Hills beyond. Historically part of Dunbartonshire and founded as a police burgh on 18 November 1886, Clydebank is part of the registration County of Dumbarton...

government administration comprising counties, counties of cities, large burghs and small burghs. With effect from 16 May 1975 and until 31 March 1996 the local...

city and Glasgow is the most populous. Scottish towns were granted burghs or royal burgh status by Scottish kings, including by David I of Scotland and William...

designated large burghs, giving them the power to run many (but not all) local government services. The remaining four burghs became small burghs, with more...