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| − | The [[Scottish Highlands]] consist of the area of the [[British]] mainland north and west of the [[Highland Boundary Fault]]. The area, as ''Highland Region'' became an administrative region of Scotland in 1975, formed by a merger of the former counties of [[Caithness]], [[Sutherland]], [[Ross and Cromarty]], [[Inverness-shire]] (excluding [[Rockall]], [[Harris]], [[North Uist]], [[Benbecula]], [[South Uist]] and [[Skye]]), and [[Nairnshire]]. In 1996 Highland became a county of Scotland under the local government reforms of that year. | + | The [[Scottish Highlands]] consist of the area of the [[British]] mainland north and west of the [[Highland Boundary Fault]]. The area, as ''Highland Region'' became an administrative region of Scotland in 1975, formed by a merger of the former counties of [[Caithness]], [[Sutherland]], [[Ross and Cromarty]], [[Inverness-shire]] (excluding [[Rockall]], [[Harris]], [[North Uist]], [[Benbecula]], [[South Uist]] and [[Skye]]), and [[Nairnshire]]. In 1996 Highland became a county of Scotland under the local government reforms of that year. The administrative centre and 'capital' of the Highlands is the city of [[Inverness]]. |
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Revision as of 19:01, February 19, 2008
The Scottish Highlands consist of the area of the British mainland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. The area, as Highland Region became an administrative region of Scotland in 1975, formed by a merger of the former counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire (excluding Rockall, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Skye), and Nairnshire. In 1996 Highland became a county of Scotland under the local government reforms of that year. The administrative centre and 'capital' of the Highlands is the city of Inverness.