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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 administrative centre and 'capital' of the Highlands is the city of [[Inverness]].
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The '''Scottish Highlands''' are a geographical, cultural and historical region of [[Scotland]]. It consists of the area of the [[British]] mainland north and west of the [[Highland Boundary Fault]]; the Hebrides archipelago may (wholly or partially) be classed as part of the Scottish Highlands too although, together with [[Orkney]] and [[Shetland]], they are most often grouped together as '''Highland and Islands'''.
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It lends its name to [[The Highland Council]], which covers a large area of the region.  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:56, November 18, 2024

The Scottish Highlands are a geographical, cultural and historical region of Scotland. It consists of the area of the British mainland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault; the Hebrides archipelago may (wholly or partially) be classed as part of the Scottish Highlands too although, together with Orkney and Shetland, they are most often grouped together as Highland and Islands.

It lends its name to The Highland Council, which covers a large area of the region.

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