Date: Pre-1929
Boundary: District designations as they appear in early census records
Date: 1930-1975
Boundary: Landward districts were created as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. They were formed by grouping parishes outside of Burghs (areas known as Landward) into districts with elected councils.
Date: 1975-1996
Boundary: Region and district designations as a result of the 1973 Local Government (Scotland) Act, with OPR parishes that fell into each district. The changes took effect on 15 May 1975, and were in place until 1996.
Date: Changes made as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Changes went into effect on 15 May 1891.
Summary: Internal alterations for parishes of Halkirk and Thurso. Parish of Farr was transferred to Sutherland.
Details:
Orders made by the Boundary Commissioners for Scotland under Section 49 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889. Orders shall come into operation for the purposes of School Board elections on the 1st day of February 1891, and for all other purposes on the 15th day of May 1891.
Parishes of Reay and Farr, Counties of Caithness and Sutherland
The parish of Reay was situated partly in the county of Caithness and partly in the county of Sutherland. No change was made in the boundary between the counties; but the portion of the parish in the county of Sutherland was disjoined from the parish of Reay and annexed to the parish of Farr, i.e., so much of the old parish of Reay as was situated in the county of Sutherland now forms part of the parish of Farr. Thus the parish of Reay now consists solely of the Caithness-shire part of the old parish.
Transferred from the parish of Reay, county of Caithness to the parish of Farr, county of Sutherland:
Achumore - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Acharamscaig - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Achridigill - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Aultsmigle - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Aultivullin - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Bighouse - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Bunahoun - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Calgarrybeg - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Chilsery - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Craigton - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Croick - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Culfearne - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Dalhalvaig - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Forsinard - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Melvich - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Nhearre - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Portakerra - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Strondhu - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Trantlebeg - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Trantlemore - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Halladale River - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Dalhalvaig (Teacher's house) - School Board of Parish
Melvich (Teacher's house) - School Board of Parish
Melvich (House) - Hugh Sinclair, Thurso
Portskerra (Houses) - Representatives of late William Macdonald, Thurso
Parishes of Halkirk and Thurso, County of Caithness
The parish of Thurso had one detached part which extended to 7,074 acres, and was bounded on the north-west by the parish of Reay, and on the east and south by the parish of Halkirk. It consisted of the Crown lands of Dorrery. This detached part was disjoined from the parish of Thurso and annexed to the parish of Halkirk.
Transferred from the parish of Thurso to the parish of Halkirk, county of Caithness:
Dorrery - The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods and Forests (Proprietor)
Thurso
Burgh of Barony: 1633
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Thurso
Region (Before 1975): Highland
District (Before 1975): Caithness
Wick
Royal Burgh: 1589
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Wick
Region (Before 1975): Highland
District (Before 1975): Caithness
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Location of Caithness
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