Traditional counties of Scotland

The Traditional counties of Scotland are historical areas of Scotland. They have not been used for any official purpose since 1889.

See also: Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, Subdivisions of Scotland, Traditional counties of England, Traditional counties of Wales.

• Aberdeenshire
• Angus (Forfarshire)
• Argyllshire
• Ayrshire
• Banffshire
• Berwickshire
• Buteshire
• Caithness
• Clackmannanshire
• Cromartyshire
• Dumfriesshire
• Dunbartonshire
• East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)
• Fife
• Inverness-shire
• Kincardineshire
• Kinross-shire
• Kirkcudbrightshire
• Lanarkshire
• Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
• Morayshire
• Nairnshire
• Orkney
• Peeblesshire
• Perthshire
• Renfrewshire
• Ross-shire
• Roxburghshire
• Selkirkshire
• Shetland
• Stirlingshire
• Sutherland
• Wigtonshire
• West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)

Map of the traditional counties, courtesy of the Association of British Counties

Note: Due to the fragmentary nature of Cromartyshire, it is shown as a single geographical area with Ross-shire, the combined area being labelled "Ross-shire and Cromartyshire".