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List of burghs in Scotland

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The following list includes all effective burghs in Scotland from the coming into force of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 55), in 1893.1892 c.55 "Ineffective" burghs, which had not used legislation to adopt a "police system", take on local government duties and reform their town councils, were abolished on this date.

Burgh ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʌ|ɹ|ə}} {{respell|BURR|ə}}) 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. During this period four burghs were also counties, or counties of cities in Scotland.

Counties of cities

{{See also|Cities of Scotland}}

These four burghs were counties of cities, being independent from the surrounding counties for all judicial and local government purposes.

class="wikitable"

!Burgh

!Date of adoption
of police system

!Earlier burghal history

!Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Aberdeen royal burgh
(County of a City from 1899
- previously straddled Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire){{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Aberdeen Corporation Act 1899|year=1899|chapter=60|accessdate=1 January 2023}}{{cite news |title=The County of a City of Aberdeen |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |work=Aberdeen Weekly Journal |date=22 November 1899 |page=3 |quote=The Secretary for Scotland having fixed the 15th November as the prescribed date for the creation of Aberdeen as the county of a city...}}

| 1862 {{ref label|fn_a|note a}}

| Royal burgh from 1124

| One of the Aberdeen Burghs 1708 to 1832
Aberdeen burgh constituency 1832 to 1885

Dundee royal burgh
(County of a city from 1894
- previously in Forfarshire)Dundee Corporation Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c.lxxiv) "An Act to provide for the constitution of the City and Royal Burgh of Dundee as a County of a City and to confer various powers on the Lord Provost Magistrates and Town Council for affording greater facilities for transacting the public business of the said City and Burgh and for other purposes"

| 1837

| Royal burgh from 1191–1195

| One of the Perth Burghs 1708 to 1832
Dundee burgh constituency 1832 to 1950

Edinburgh royal burgh
(County of a City from 13th century){{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43437 |title=Edinburgh |access-date=2009-03-12 |editor-first=Samuel |editor-last=Lewis |work=A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland |publisher=British History Online |year=1846 }}

| 1805 (by Private Act)

| Royal burgh from 1124–1127

| Edinburgh burgh constituency 1708 to 1885

Glasgow royal burgh
(County of a City from 1893
- previously in Lanarkshire)County of the City of Glasgow Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. clxxxviii)

| 1800 (by Private Act){{ref label|fn_b|note b}}

| Royal burgh 1611

| One of the Clyde Burghs 1708 to 1832
Glasgow burgh constituency 1832 to 1885

Note a: {{note|fn_a}} Royal Burgh of Aberdeen absorbed Aberdeenshire burghs of Old Aberdeen burgh (burgh of barony 1489, police burgh 1860), Woodside (police burgh 1860) in 1891.

Note b: {{note|fn_b}} Royal Burgh of Glasgow absorbed the following Renfrewshire burghs in the years shown:

[[Aberdeenshire]]

Note: The royal burgh of Aberdeen was part of this county until 1899.

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Inverurie royal burgh

| 1867

| Royal burgh 1558

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1708 to 1918

Kintore royal burgh

| 1873

| Royal burgh 1506-7

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1708 to 1918

Ballater burgh

| 1891

| None

| None

Ellon burgh

| 1893

| Burgh of barony 1707

| None

Fraserburgh burgh

| 1840

| Burgh of barony 1546
Burgh of regality 1601

| None

Huntly burgh

| 1834

| Burgh of barony 1488
Burgh of regality 1684

| None

Old Meldrum

| 1893

| Burgh of barony 1671

| None

Peterhead burgh

| 1860

| Burgh of barony 1587
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1832 to 1918

Rattray

| N/A

| Royal burgh 1563

| None

Rosehearty

| 1892

| Burgh of barony 1681

| None

Turriff burgh

| 1858

| Burgh of barony 1512

| None

[[Angus, Scotland|Angus]] (also known as ''Forfarshire'')

Note: The royal burgh of Dundee was part of this county until 1894.

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Arbroath royal burgh

| 1836

| Royal burgh 1599 [or perhaps 1555, when Johne Lyne was a commissioner for "Abirbrothok" at a convention of the royal burghs of Scotland."Records of the Convention of the Royal Burghs of Scotland with Extracts from Other Records Relating to the Affairs of the Burghs of Scotland. 1295-1597," p. 10, William Paterson, Edinburgh (1866)

| One of the Aberdeen Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Montrose Burghs 1832 to 1950

Brechin royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh status ratified 1641

| One of the Aberdeen Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Montrose Burghs 1832 to 1950

Forfar royal burgh

| 1857

| Created royal burgh c 1123 - 62

| One of the Perth Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Montrose Burghs 1832 to 1950

Montrose royal burgh

| 1833

| Created royal burgh by c 1124 - 53

| One of the Aberdeen Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Montrose Burghs 1832 to 1950

Broughty Ferry burgh - now part of Dundee

| 1864–1913 ‡

| None

| None

Carnoustie burgh

| 1889

| None

| None

Kirriemuir burgh

| 1834

| Burgh of barony 1459
Burgh of regality 1670

| None

Monifieth burgh

| 1895

| None

| None

‡ Absorbed by Dundee royal burgh 1913

[[Argyll]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Campbeltown royal burgh

| 1846

| Royal burgh 1700
Previously burgh of barony 1667

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1708 to 1832

Inveraray royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh 1648
Previously burgh of barony 1474

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1708 to 1832

Dunoon burgh

| 1868

| Burgh of barony 1835

| None

Lochgilphead burgh

| 1858

| None

| None

Oban burgh

| 1862

| Burgh of barony 1820
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1832 to 1918

Tobermory burgh

| 1875

| None

| None

[[Ayrshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Ayr royal burgh

| 1850

| Created royal burgh c. 1203-6

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1708 to 1950

Irvine royal burgh

| 1875

| Royal burgh 1372

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1708 to 1950

Ardrossan burgh

| 1865

| Burgh of barony 1846

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1918 to 1950

Cumnock and Holmhead burgh

| 1866

| Cumnock created burgh of barony 1680

| None

Darvel burgh

| 1873

| None

| None

Galston burgh

| 1864

| None

| None

Girvan burgh

| 1889

| Burgh of barony 1668

| None

Kilmarnock burgh

| 1847

| Burgh of barony 1592
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Kilmarnock Burghs 1832 to 1918

Kilwinning burgh

| 1889

| None

| None

Largs burgh

| 1876

| Burgh of barony 1595
(as Newton of Gogo, re-erected as Largs 1629)

| None

Maybole burgh

| 1857

| Burgh of barony 1516

| None

Newmilns and Greenholm burgh

| 1834

| Burgh of barony 1490
Burgh of regality 1707

| None

Prestwick burgh

| 1903

| Ancient burgh of barony dating from 10th century
Confirmed 1600

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1918 to 1950

Saltcoats burgh

| 1885

| Burgh of barony 1529
Confirmed 1586

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1918 to 1950

Stevenston burgh

| 1952

| None

| None

Stewarton burgh

| 1868

| None

| None

Troon burgh

| 1896

| None

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1918 to 1950

[[Banffshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Banff royal burgh

| 1840

| Created royal burgh c. 1203-6

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1708 to 1918

Cullen royal burgh

| 1870

| Royal burgh 1372

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1708 to 1918

Aberchirder burgh

| 1889

| None

| None

Aberlour burgh

| 1894

| Burgh of barony 1814

| None

Buckie burgh

| 1888

| None

| None

Dufftown burgh

| 1863

| None

| None

Findochty burgh

| 1915

| None

| None

Keith burgh

| 1889

| None

| None

Macduff burgh

| 1853

| Burgh of barony 1528

| None

Portknockie burgh

| 1912

| None

| None

Portsoy burgh

| 1889

| Burgh of barony 1550

| None

[[Berwickshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Lauder royal burgh

| 1875

| Confirmed 1502

| One of the Haddington Burghs 1708 to 1885

Coldstream burgh

| 1833

| Burgh of barony 1621

| None

Duns burgh

| 1842

| Burgh of barony 1490

| None

Eyemouth burgh

| 1866

| Burgh of barony 1598

| None

[[Buteshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Rothesay royal burgh

| 1846

| Royal burgh 1401

| One of the Ayr Burghs 1708 to 1832

Millport burgh

| 1864

| None

| None

[[Caithness]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Wick royal burgh

| 1862

| Royal burgh 1589

| One of the Tain Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

Thurso burgh

| 1841

| Burgh of barony 1633

| None

[[Clackmannanshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Alloa burgh

| 1854

| Burgh of regality 1497,
reerected 1620

| None

Alva burgh

| 1876

| None

| None

Dollar burgh

| 1891

| Burgh of regality 1702

| None

Tillicoultry burgh

| 1871

| Burgh of barony 1634

| None

[[Dumfriesshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Annan royal burgh

| 1858

| Royal burgh by 1532

| One of the Dumfries Burghs 1708 to 1918

Dumfries royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh c 1186
Absorbed Maxwelltown burgh (Kirkcudbrightshire) in 1930

| One of the Dumfries Burghs 1708 to 1918

Lochmaben royal burgh

| 1858

| Confirmed 1612
Recognised as royal burgh by 1447

| One of the Dumfries Burghs 1708 to 1918

Sanquhar royal burgh

| 1890

| Royal burgh 1598
Originally burgh of barony 1484

| One of the Dumfries Burghs 1708 to 1918

Langholm burgh

| 1845

| Burgh of barony 1621
Burgh of regality 1687

| None

Lockerbie burgh

| 1863

| None

| None

Moffat burgh

| 1864

| Burgh of regality 1648
Confirmed 1662

| None

[[Dunbartonshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Dumbarton royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh by 1532

| One of the Clyde Burghs 1708 to 1832,
of the Kilmarnock Burghs 1832 to 1918
and of the Dumbarton Burghs 1918 to 1950

Bearsden burgh

| 1958

| None

| None

Clydebank burgh

| 1886

| None

| One of the Dumbarton Burghs 1918 to 1950

Cove and Kilcreggan burgh

| 1865

| None

| None

Cumbernauld burgh

| 1968

| Burgh of barony 1649 - 1893

| None

Helensburgh burgh

| 1846

| Burgh of barony 1802

| None

Kirkintilloch burgh

| 1836

| Burgh of barony 1526

| None

Milngavie burgh

| 1875

| Burgh of regality 1648
Confirmed 1662

| None

[[East Lothian]] (also known as ''Haddingtonshire'')

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Dunbar royal burgh

| 1863

| 'Free' burgh 1370

| One of the Haddington Burghs 1708 to 1885

Haddington royal burgh

| 1858

| Created royal burgh c 1124 - 53

| One of the Haddington Burghs 1708 to 1885

North Berwick royal burgh

| 1860

| Royal burgh by 1425

| One of the Haddington Burghs 1708 to 1885

Cockenzie and Port Seton burgh

| 1885

| Burgh of barony (as Cockenzie) 1591
Burgh of regality (as Winton) 1686

| None

East Linton burgh

| 1863

| None

| None

Prestonpans burgh

| 1862

| Burgh of barony 1552

| None

Tranent burgh

| 1860

| Burgh of barony 1542

| None

Edinburghshire

See Midlothian

Elginshire

See Morayshire

[[Fife]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Anstruther Easter royal burgh

| 1841–1929 †

| Royal burgh 1583, previously burgh of barony 1572

| One of the Anstruther Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the St Andrews Burghs 1832 to 1918

Anstruther Wester royal burgh

|1893?–1929 †

| Royal burgh 1587, previously burgh of barony 1541

| One of the Anstruther Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the St Andrews Burghs 1832 to 1918

Auchtermuchty royal burgh

| 1874

| Royal burgh 1517

| None

Burntisland royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh 1541

| One of the Dysart Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Kirkcaldy Burghs 1832 to 1950

Crail royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh since 1198, chartered 1314 - 29

| One of the Anstruther Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the St Andrews Burghs 1832 to 1918

Culross royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh 1592
Previously burgh of barony 1490

| One of the Stirling Burghs 1708 to 1918

Cupar royal burgh

| 1834

| Royal burgh by 1327

| One of the Perth Burghs 1708 to 1832

Dunfermline royal burgh

| 1811 - by private act

| Royal burgh status restored 1594

| One of the Stirling Burghs 1708 to 1918
and of the Dunfermline Burghs 1918 to 1950

Dysart royal burgh

| 1834–1930 ‡

| Royal burgh 1587
Previously burgh of barony 1510

| One of the Dysart Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Kirkcaldy Burghs 1832 to 1950

Earlsferry royal burgh

| 1893?–1929 †

| Royal burgh status confirmed 1589

| None

Elie and Earlsferry royal burgh

| 1929 †

| Created 1929 from two burghs

| None

Falkland royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh 1458

| None

Inverkeithing royal burgh

| 1892

| Royal burgh 13th century

| One of the Stirling Burghs 1708 to 1918
and of the Dunfermline Burghs 1918 to 1950

Kilrenny royal burgh

| 1848–1929 †

| Royal burgh 1592, previously burgh of regality 1578

| One of the Anstruther Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the St Andrews Burghs 1832 to 1918

Kilrenny, Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester royal burgh

| 1929

| Created 1929 from three royal burghs

| None

Kincardine burgh

| Not adopted. Burgh abolished 1893

| Burgh of barony 1663

| None

Kinghorn royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh 12th century

| One of the Dysart Burghs 1708 to 1832 and of the Kirkcaldy Burghs 1832 to 1950

Kirkcaldy royal burgh

| 1811 (by private act)

| Royal burgh 1644
Previously ecclesiastical burgh
Absorbed Dysart royal burgh 1930

| One of the Dysart Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Kirkcaldy Burghs 1832 to 1950

Newburgh royal burgh

| 1850s

| Royal burgh 1631, previously burgh of regality 1600

| None

Pittenweem royal burgh

| 1842

| Royal burgh 1541, burgh of barony 1526

| One of the Anstruther Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the St Andrews Burghs 1832 to 1918

St Andrews royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh 1620
Previously burgh of regality 1614
and ecclesiastical burgh (12th century)

| One of the Perth Burghs 1708 to 1832

Buckhaven and Methil burgh

| 1891

| Buckhaven burgh of barony 1662, did not endure

| One of the Kirkcaldy Burghs 1918 to 1950

Cowdenbeath burgh

| 1890

| None

| One of the Dunfermline Burghs 1918 to 1950

Elie burgh

| 1865–1929 †

| Burgh of barony 1599

| None

Ladybank burgh

| 1877

| None

| None

Leslie burgh

| 1865

| Burgh of barony (as Leslie Green) 1458

| None

Leven burgh

| 1867

| Burgh of barony 1609

| None

Lochgelly burgh

| 1876

| None

| One of the Dunfermline Burghs 1918 to 1950

Markinch burgh

| 1891

| Burgh of barony 1673

| None

Newport-on-Tay burgh

| 1887

| None

| None

St. Monance burgh

| 1933

| Burgh of barony 1596

| None

Tayport burgh

| 1887

| Burgh of barony (as Ferry-Port on Craig)1599
Burgh of regality (as Ferry-Port on Craig)1725

| None

† Burghs merged 1929

‡ Dysart absorbed by Kircaldy royal burgh 1930

Forfarshire

See Angus

Haddingtonshire

See East Lothian

[[Inverness-shire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Inverness royal burgh

| 1862

| Created royal burgh c 1130 - 53

| One of the Inverness Burghs 1708 to 1918

Fort William burgh

| 1875

| Burgh of barony as Gordonsburgh 1618

| None

Kingussie burgh

| 1867

| Burgh of barony 1464

| None

[[Kincardineshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Inverbervie royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh by 1341

| One of the Aberdeen Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Montrose Burghs 1832 to 1950

Banchory burgh

| 1885

| May have been a burgh of barony 1805

| None

Laurencekirk burgh

| 1889

| Burgh of barony 1779

| None

Stonehaven burgh

| 1889

| Burgh of barony 1587

| None

[[Kinross-shire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Kinross burgh

| 1864

| Burgh of barony 1541
Burgh of regality 1685

| None

[[Kirkcudbrightshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Kirkcudbright royal burgh

| 1893?

| Royal burgh 1445

| One of the Dumfries Burghs 1708 to 1918

New Galloway royal burgh

| 1892

| Royal burgh 1630

| One of the Wigtown Burghs 1708 to 1885

Castle Douglas burgh

| 1862

| Burgh of barony 1791

| None

Dalbeattie burgh

| 1858

| None

| None

Gatehouse of Fleet burgh

| 1852

| Burgh of barony 1795

| None

Maxwelltown burgh

| 1833–1931 †

| Burgh of barony 1810

| None

† Maxwelltown burgh was absorbed by Dumfries royal burgh 1931.

[[Lanarkshire]]

Note: The royal burgh of Glasgow was part of the county until 1893.

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Lanark royal burgh

| 1855

| Created royal burgh 1153 - 59

| One of the Linlithgow Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Falkirk Burghs 1832 to 1918

Rutherglen royal burgh

| 1863

| Created royal burgh 1124 -53

| One of the Clyde Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Kilmarnock Burghs 1832 to 1918

Airdrie burgh

| 1849

| Burgh of barony 1821
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Falkirk Burghs 1832 to 1918

Biggar burgh

| 1863

| Burgh of barony 1451

| None

Bishopbriggs burgh

| 1964

| None

| None

Coatbridge burgh

| 1885

| Created burgh by private act 1885

| None

East Kilbride burgh

| 1963

| None

| None

Govan burgh

| 1864–1912 ‡

| Burgh of barony 1607

| None

Hamilton burgh

| 1857

| Burgh of regality 1669

| One of the Falkirk Burghs 1832 to 1918

Hillhead burgh

| 1869–1891 ‡

| None

| None

Maryhill burgh

| 1856–1891 ‡

| None

| None

Motherwell burgh

| 1865–1920 †

| None

| None

Motherwell and Wishaw burgh

| 1920

| Formed 1920 from two burghs

| None

Partick burgh

| 1852–1912 ‡

| None

| None

Wishaw burgh

| 1855–1920 †

| None

| None

† Burghs merged 1920

‡ Burghs absorbed by Glasgow royal burgh on dates shown

Linlithgowshire

See West Lothian

[[Midlothian (historic)|Midlothian]] (also known as ''Edinburghshire'')

Note: The royal burgh of Edinburgh and its liberties formed a separate county of itself from the thirteenth century.

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Bonnyrigg burgh

| 1865–1920 †

| None

| None

Bonnyrigg and Lasswade burgh

| 1930

| Formed 1930 from two burghs

| None

Dalkeith burgh

| 1878

| Burgh of barony 1401
Burgh of regality 1540

| None

Lasswade burgh

| 1881–1920 †

| None

| None

Leith burgh

| 1862–1920 ‡

| Burgh of barony 1636
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Leith Burghs 1832 to 1918

Loanhead burgh

| 1884

| Burgh of barony 1669

| None

Musselburgh burgh

| 1849

| Burgh of regality 1562
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Leith Burghs 1832 to 1918

Penicuik burgh

| 1866

| None

| None

Portobello burgh

| 1850–1896 ‡

| Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Leith Burghs 1832 to 1918

† Burghs merged 1920

‡ Burghs absorbed by Edinburgh royal burgh in years shown (Portobello continued, however, as a separate parliamentary burgh until 1918)

[[Morayshire]] (also known as ''Elginshire'')

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Elgin royal burgh

| 1833

| Royal burgh status confirmed 1457

| One of the Elgin Burghs 1708 to 1918

Forres royal burgh

| 1836

| Re-erected as royal burgh 1496

| One of the Inverness Burghs 1708 to 1918

Burghead burgh

| 1900

| None

| None

Grantown-on-Spey burgh

| 1898

| Burgh of regality 1694

| None

Lossiemouth and Branderburgh burgh

| 1890

| None

| None

Rothes burgh

| 1884

| None

| None

[[Nairnshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Nairn royal burgh1841

| Royal burgh status regained 1476

| One of the Inverness Burghs 1708 to 1918

[[Orkney]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Kirkwall royal burgh

| 1838

| Royal burgh 1486

| One of the Tain Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

Stromness burgh

| 1856

| Burgh of barony 1817

| None

[[Peeblesshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Peebles royal burgh

| 1864

| Royal burgh c. 1153

| One of the Linlithgow Burghs 1707 to 1832

Innerleithen burgh

| 1868

| None

| None

[[Perthshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Auchterarder royal burgh

| 1894

| Reinstated as royal burgh 1951

| None

Perth royal burgh

| 1865

| Royal burgh c. 1124 - 1127

| One of the Perth Burghs 1708 to 1832
Perth burgh constituency 1832 to 1950

Aberfeldy burgh

| 1887

| None

| None

Abernethy burgh

| 1877

| Burgh of barony 1459

| None

Alyth burgh

| 1834

| Burgh of barony 1488

| None

Blairgowrie burgh

| 1833–1930 †

| Burgh of barony 1634

| None

Blairgowrie and Rattray burgh1930

| Formed 1930 from two burghs

| None

Callander burgh

| 1866

| None

| None

Coupar Angus burgh

| 1852

| Burgh of barony 1607

| None

Crieff burgh

| 1864

| None

| None

Doune burgh

| 1890

| None

| None

Dunblane burgh

| 1870

| Burgh of regality 1442

| None

Pitlochry burgh

| 1947

| None

| None

Rattray burgh

| 1877–1930 †

| None

| None

† Burghs merged 1930

[[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Renfrew royal burgh

| 1855

| Royal burgh status 1397

| One of the Clyde Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Kilmarnock Burghs 1832 to 1918

Barrhead burgh

| 1894

| None

| None

Crawfurdsdyke burgh

| adopted into Greenock 1840

| Burgh of barony 1642

| None

Crosshill burgh

| 1871–1891 †

| None

| None

Gourock burgh

| 1858

| Burgh of barony 1694

| None

Govanhill burgh

| 1876–1891 †

| None

| None

Greenock burgh

| 1840

| Burgh of barony 1635
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| None

Johnstone burgh

| 1857

| None

| None

Kinning Park burgh

| 1871–1905 †

| None

| None

Paisley burgh

| 1806 (Private Act)

| Burgh of barony 1488
Burgh of regality 1587

| None

Pollokshaws burgh

| 1858–1912 †

| Burgh of barony 1813

| None

Pollokshields burgh

| 1876–1891 †

| None

| None

Pollokshields East burgh

| 1880–1891 †

| None

| None

Port Glasgow burgh

| 1800 (Private Act)

| Burgh of barony 1668

| One of the Kilmarnock Burghs 1832 to 1918

† Burghs absorbed by Glasgow royal burgh on dates shown

[[Ross and Cromarty]] ([[Ross-shire]] and [[Cromartyshire]])

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

!Date of adoption
of police system

!Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Dingwall royal burgh

| 1834

| Royal burgh 1498

| One of the Tain Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

Fortrose royal burgh

| 1867

| Union of Rosemarkie and Fortrose royal burghs 1661

| One of the Inverness Burghs 1708 to 1918

Tain royal burgh

| 1854

| Royal burgh 1439

| One of the Tain Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

Cromarty burgh

| 1848

| Burgh of barony 1685
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

Invergordon burgh

| 1864

| Burgh of barony 1694

| None

Stornoway burgh

| 1863

| Burgh of barony 1607

| None

[[Roxburghshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Jedburgh royal burgh

| 1847

| Royal burgh status restored by 1424

| One of the Haddington Burghs 1708 to 1885

Hawick burgh

| 1845

| Burgh of barony 1511, burgh of regality 1669

| One of the Hawick Burghs 1868 to 1918

Kelso burgh

| 1838

| Burgh of barony 1614In 1936 Lord Lyon allowed Kelso to matriculate arms based on the seal of the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh or "Old Roxburgh" which had ceased to exist on the destruction of Roxburgh Castle in 1460. Kelso included part of the former royal burgh.{{cite book |title=Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry |last=Urquhart |first=R M |year=1973 |publisher=Heraldry Today |location=London |isbn=0-900455-24-1 |pages=238–239}}

| None

Melrose burgh

| 1895

| Burgh of barony 1605
Burgh of regality 1620

| None

[[Selkirkshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Selkirk royal burgh

| 1863

| Royal burgh by 1328

| One of the Linlithgow Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Hawick Burghs 1868 to 1918

Galashiels burgh

| 1850

| Burgh of barony 1599

| One of the Hawick Burghs 1868 to 1918

[[Stirlingshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Stirling royal burgh

| 1857

| Created royal burgh c 1124 - 1127

| One of the Stirling Burghs 1707 to 1918
and of the Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 1918 to 1950

Bridge of Allan burgh

| 1870

| None

| None

Denny and Dunipace burgh

| 1877

| None

|

Falkirk burgh

| 1859

| Burgh of barony 1600
Burgh of regality 1646
Parliamentary burgh 1832

| One of the Falkirk Burghs 1832 to 1918
and of the Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 1918 to 1950

Grangemouth burgh

| 1872

| None

| One of the Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 1918 to 1950

Kilsyth burgh

| 1878

| Burgh of barony 1620

| None

[[Sutherland]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

!Date of adoption
of police system

!Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Dornoch royal burgh1891

|Royal burgh 1628

|One of the Tain Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Wick Burghs 1832 to 1918

[[West Lothian (historic)|West Lothian]] (also known as ''Linlithgowshire'')

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Linlithgow royal burgh

| 1866

| Royal burgh from c. 1138

| One of the Linlithgow Burghs 1708 to 1832
and of the Falkirk Burghs 1832 to 1918

Queensferry royal burgh

| 1882

| Royal burgh 1636

| One of the Stirling Burghs 1708 to 1918

Armadale burgh

| 1864

| None

| None

Bathgate burgh

| 1865

| Burgh of barony 1663

| None

Bo'ness burgh

| 1883

| Burgh of regality 1668

| None

Whitburn burgh

| 1861

| None

| None

[[Wigtownshire]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Stranraer royal burgh

| 1848

| Royal burgh 1617

| One of the Wigtown Burghs 1708 to 1885

Whithorn royal burgh

| 1873

| Royal burgh 1511

| One of the Wigtown Burghs 1708 to 1885

Wigtown royal burgh

| 1893 ?

| Royal burgh 1469

| One of the Wigtown Burghs 1708 to 1885

Newton Stewart burgh

| 1861

| Burgh of barony 1677

| None

[[Shetland|Zetland]]

class="wikitable"

! Burgh

! Date of adoption
of police system

! Earlier burghal history

! Post Union
parliamentary burgh status

Lerwick burgh

| 1833

| Burgh of barony 1818

| None

References

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See also

{{Geography of Scotland}}{{Europe topic|List of towns in}}

{{Scotland topics}}

{{Scottish subdivisions}}

{{List of Settlements in the UK}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Burghs In Scotland}}

List of burghs in Scotland

Burghs in Scotland

Scotland

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