- Clydesdale
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For other uses, see Clydesdale (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 55°42′00″N 3°49′59″W / 55.700°N 3.833°W
Clydesdale (pronounced /ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/; Dail Chluaidh in Scottish Gaelic, pronounced [t̪ʰal̪ˠ xluəɣ]) was formerly (1975–96) one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.
The district was formed (as Lanark) by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the former county of Lanarkshire: namely the burghs of Biggar and Lanark and the First, Second and Third Districts. In 1980 the district was renamed Clydesdale.
In 1996 the district was abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Its area and those of East Kilbride, Hamilton and part of Glasgow Districts became the South Lanarkshire unitary council area.
Clydesdale is also an archaic name of the Scottish county of Lanarkshire. Bordering Lennox and Stirling in the north, Renfrew, Cunninghame, Kyle to the west, Annandale, Nithsdale in the south and Lothian and Tweeddale in the east. Divided into two wards, Nether and Upper, it had historically been a district of Scotland, the largest in Scotland and a Sheriffdom in its own right.
See also
External links
- Historic map showing Clydesdale divided in Nether and Upper Wards
- Historic map showing Clydesdale in Scotland
- Historic map showing Clydesdale in Scotland
- Historic map showing Clydesdale in Scotland
- Historic map showing Clydesdale in Scotland
Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries) The Aird · Annandale · Angus · Argyll · Atholl · Boyne · Buchan · Badenoch · Breadalbane · Caithness · Carrick · Clydesdale (or Strathclyde) · Cowal · Cunningham · Desnes · Eskdale · Farines · Fife · Fothriff · Galloway · Garioch · Garmoran · The Glenkens · Gowrie · Kintyre · Knapdale · Kyle · Lauderdale · Lennox · Liddesdale · Lochaber · Lorn · Lothian · Mar · Mearns · Menteith · Merse · Moray · Nithsdale · The Rhinns · Ross (Easter and Wester) · Stormont · Strathavon · Strathbogie · Strathearn · Strathgryfe · Strathnaver · Strathspey · Sutherland · Teviotdale · Tweeddale
Minor districts Applecross · Appin · Ardgour · Ardmeanach · Ardnamurchan · Assynt · Avondale · Balquhidder · Benderloch · The Black Isle · Braemar · Coigach · Cromar · Cromdale · Douglasdale · Durness · Eddrachilles · Enzie · Ettrickdale · Ewesdale · Formartine · Gairloch · Glen Albyn · Glen Almond · Glen Cassley · Glen Clova · Glen Dochart · Glenelg · Glen Esk · Glengarry · Glen Lethnot · Glen Lyon · Glen Moriston · Glen Orchy · Glen Prosen · Glenshee · Glen Spean · Glen Urquhart · Gruinard · Howe of Fife · Howe of the Mearns · Kintail · Kintyre · Knoydart · Lochalsh · Loch Broom · Locheil · The Machars · Midmar · Moidart · Morar · Morven · Muir of Ord · Rannoch Moor · Rhinns of Kells · Strathallan · Strathardle · Strathbran · Strathbraan · Strathcarron (Forth) · Strathcarron (Oykel) · Strathconon · Strathdearn · Strathdeveron · Strathdee (Deeside) · Strathdon · Strathfarrar · Strath Gartney · Strathglass · Strathisla · Strathmore · Strath of Kildonan · Strath Oykel · Strath Tay · Strathyre · Sunart · Trossachs
Insular districts
For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see List of Scottish islandsBorder Areas Categories:- Districts of Scotland
- South Lanarkshire
- South Lanarkshire geography stubs
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