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Kirkwall in Orkney was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Kirkwall, Dingwall, Dornoch, Tain and Wick formed the Tain district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2019)

See also

References

  1. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585,588.
  3. ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 595.
  4. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.


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