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x Glasgow  
Glasgow (pronounced /ˈɡlæzɡoʊ/) (Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from Glasgow is known...
x North Ayrshire ScotlandNorthAyrshire Irvine
North Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, pronounced [ʃir̴əxɡ̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire,...
x North Lanarkshire Motherwell
North Lanarkshire (Scots: Cooncil o North Lanrickshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the north east of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter...
x Perth and Kinross ScotlandPerthKinross Perth
Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland...
x East Ayrshire ScotlandEastAyrshire Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire (Scots: Cooncil o Aest Ayrshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With...
x South Ayrshire ScotlandSouthAyrshire Ayr
South Ayrshire (Scots: Cooncil o Sooth Ayrshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, pronounced [ʃir̴əxɡ̊ iɲɪɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə d̊ʲes̪]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire,...
x West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton
West Dunbartonshire (Scots: Cooncil o Wast Dunbartonshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Iar, pronounced [ʃir̴əxɡ̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲiəɾ]) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the...
x Moray ScotlandMoray Elgin
Moray (pronounced Murray, Scottish Gaelic Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. The...
x Midlothian Dalkeith
Midlothian (Scots: Midlowden, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas. The council area was created...
x Renfrewshire Paisley
Renfrewshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic Renfrewshire, also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire,...
x West Lothian Livingston
West Lothian (Scots: Wast Lowden, Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk. The...
x Orkney Islands ScotlandOrkneyIslands Kirkwall
Orkney (also known as The Orkney Islands or, The Orkneys) is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises over 70 islands; around 20 are inhabited. The largest island, known as ...
x East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch
East Dunbartonshire (Scots: Cooncil o Aest Dunbartonshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Ear, pronounced [ʃir̴əxɡ̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲɛɾ]) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the North-west of the City of...
x South Lanarkshire Hamilton
South Lanarkshire (Scots: Cooncil o Sooth Lanrickshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city...
x Angus Forfar
Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Angus was...
x Aberdeenshire ScotlandAberdeenshire Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire (Scots: Cooncil o Aiberdeenshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. In the present day Aberdeenshire does not include Aberdeen City which is a Council Area in its own right....
x Fife Fife Fire and Rescue Service Glenrothes
Fife (Scots: Cooncil o Fife, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Fìobha) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was originally one of the...
x Inverclyde Greenock
Inverclyde (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chluaidh, pronounced [iɲɪɾʲˈxɫ̪uəj]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire, and is otherwise surrounded by the Firth of Clyde. Inverclyde is one of three council...
x Highland Inverness
The Highland Council area (Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, pronounced [s̪ɡ̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ.əɾlə nə ɡ̊ɛː.əɫ̪d̪̊əxɡ̊]) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United...
x Dundee Dundee's location near the coast of the North Sea on the east side of Scotland  
Dundee (pronounced /dʌndiː/) (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into...
x Shetland Islands The Shetland archipelago Lerwick
Shetland (spelled Zetland until 1970, from Ȝetland; Old Norse Hjaltland; Old Gaelic Innse C[h]ait; Scottish Gaelic: Sealtainn) is an archipelago in Scotland, off the northeast coast. The islands lie to the northeast of Orkney, 280 km (170 mi) from...
x Falkirk ScotlandFalkirk Falkirk
Falkirk (Scots: Fawkirk, Scottish Gaelic: an Eaglais Bhreac) is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across...
x Scottish Borders ScotlandBorders Newtown St. Boswells
The Scottish Borders or simply the Borders (Scots: the Mairches) is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh,...
x Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries
Dumfries and Galloway (Scots: Cooncil o Dumfries an Gallowa; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, pronounced [d̪̊unˈfɾʲiʃ aɡ̊əs̪ əŋ ɡ̊auɫ̪ɣəɫ̪əv]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. To the north, it borders onto...
x East Lothian ScotlandEastLothian Haddington
East Lothian (Scots: Cooncil o Aest Lowden, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lodainn an Ear) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, UK, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative...
x Aberdeen  
Aberdeen (pronounced /æbərˈdiːn/ ( listen); Scots: Aiberdeen, Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotland's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. It has an official population estimate of 202,370....
x Clackmannanshire Alloa
Clackmannanshire or Clacks (Scots: Cooncil o Clackmannanshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. The council area was...
x East Renfrewshire ScotlandEastRenfrewshire Giffnock
East Renfrewshire (Scots: Cooncil o Aest Renfrewshire, Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern...
x Outer Hebrides ScotlandWesternIsles Stornoway
The Outer Hebrides, (officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The local government area is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. The...
x Stirling Dunblane Massacre occurred in Dunblane, Scotland Stirling
Stirling (Scots: Stirlin, Scottish Gaelic: Sruighlea) is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 85,000. It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of...
x Argyll and Bute Lochgilphead
Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic, pronounced [ɛr̴əˈɣɛːəɫ̪ ɪs̪ b̊ɔːd̊ʲ]) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead. Argyll...
x City of Edinburgh Council Area   Edinburgh