A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Status: | Burgh of Regality |
Identifier: | BuRe | Number of units in system: | 70 |
Geographical Level: | 9 (Middle-level District) |
ADL Feature Type: | countries, 3rd order divisions |
Is a status within: | Scottish Burgh/District |
These were burghs granted by the crown to a secular or ecclesiastical landowner. A burgh of regality was granted to a lord of regality, i.e. one of the leading Scottish nobles who held very large estates and had wide powers in criminal and civil law. ((c) The Scottish Archives Network Ltd. All rights reserved 2000)