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L O W L A N D S - L  -  27 October 2007 - Volume 01
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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2007.10.25 (06) [E/German]

> From:  Danette & John Howland <dan_how at msn.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2007.10.25 (03) [D/E]

> As in some other parts of the country, I believe the only form of
> municipal incorporation is the city--there are officially no
> townships. This means that some of our "cities" are villages only big
> enough to have a post office.

In the UK a city is usually defined as a place with cathedral (which is
the seat of a bishop, as I understand it). This means that since there
are few cathedrals in Scotland, there are few cities, and one of them is
the small town of Kirkwall in Orkney because of the magnificent St
Magnus Cathedral there.

Elgin is sometimes referred to as a city because of its ruined
cathedral, but as there is no bishopric there, it's not officially a
city.

Similarly, St Andrews has what I think must be the largest cathedral in
Scotland but it was destroyed by gangs of zealots during the
reformation, turning the city of St Andrews back into a fishing village.

Hawick is a small town in the Scottish Borders which is sometimes
referred to as "The City of Hawick", presumably because, though small,
it's still the biggest town in the whole of the Borders.

As part of the millennium celebrations, the UK government announced
three new cities. One was Inverness in Scotland. I don't think there was
any cathedral involved but it brings the total number of cities in
Scotland to six (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Kirkwall, and now
Inverness).

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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