Lieutenancy areas of Scotland - Definition and Overview

The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for ceremonial purposes such as Lord Lieutenancy. They are different from the traditional counties of Scotland and the Subdivisions of Scotland.

The four cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow have an ancient right to choose their own Lord Lieutenant, who is known as a Lord Provost and also acts as the city mayor.

Lieutenancy Areas of Scotland

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Ayrshire and Arran Banffshire Berwickshire Caithness Clackmannanshire Dumfries Dunbartonshire Dundee East Lothian Edinburgh Fife Glasgow Inverness Kincardineshire Lanarkshire Midlothian Moray Nairn Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Ross and Cromarty Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale Stirling and Falkirk Sutherland The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Tweeddale West Lothian Western Isles Wigtown Not shown: Orkney Shetland

Reference:

• The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996, Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 731 (S.83). http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19960731_en_1.htm

See also: Ceremonial counties of England, Ceremonial counties of Wales.