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: Only changes were for parishes of Farr, Reay, Dornoch, and Rogart, but none of these affected the county boundaries.
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.
Affected Parishes:
Dornoch
Farr
Reay
Rogart
Parishes of Dornoch and Rogart, county of Sutherland
The parish of Dornoch had one detached part lying to the north of the parish. This detached part contained 725 acres, and was bounded on the east by the parish of Golspie and elsewhere by the parish of Rogart. It was situated at Kinnauld, immediately to the east of Rogart Railway Station. An exchange of territory was effected between the parish of Dornoch and was transferred to Rogart.
Transferred from the parish of Dornoch to the parish of Rogart, county of Sutherland:
Kinnauld - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Morvich - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Pittentrail - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Rhemusaig - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Transferred from the parish of Rogart to the parish of Dornoch, county of Sutherland:
Cambusmore - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Torboll - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Portions of the grazings belong to the crofts at:
Acheillie - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Achvrail - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Ardochie - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Dalmore - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Dalnabreck - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Inchcape - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Inchoraig - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Rossal - The Duke of Sutherland (Proprietor)
Parishes of Farr and Reay, county of 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 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 (Proprietor)
Melvich (Teacher's house) - School Board of Parish (Proprietor)
Melvich (House) - Hugh Sinclair, Thurso (Proprietor)
Portskerra (Houses) - William Macdonald, Thurso (Proprietor)
Dornoch
Royal Burgh: 1628
Small Burgh: 1929
Parish: Dornoch
Region (Before 1975): Highland
District (Before 1975): Sutherland
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Location of Sutherlandshire
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