Museums, archives and heritage in Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, inland county in SW. of Scotland; is bounded N. by Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire, E. by Linlithgowshire, Edinburghshire, and Peeblesshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Ayrshire and Renfrewshire; greatest length, NW. and SE., 52 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 34 miles; area, 564,284 acres, population 904,412. Lanarkshire is often called Clydesdale, occupying, as … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire, maritime county in NW. of Scotland; is bounded N. by Ross and Cromarty and the Inner moray Firth, NE. by Nairnshire and Elginshire, E. by Banffshire and Aberdeenshire, SE. by Perthshire, S. by Argyllshire, and W. by the Atlantic; area, 2,616,498 acres; population 90,454. Inverness-shire is the largest county in Scotland. It consists of … Read more