burgh

Preposition: of

• barony: The village is said to have been erected into a burgh of barony in the reign of King William the Lion.
• regality: Dalkeith is a burgh of barony; Canongate and Portsburgh burghs of regality; beside which there are about 165 villages and hamlets.

Converse of object

• neighbor: Such an arrangement had already been made for the neighboring burgh of Newport on Tay.
• become: The town became a burgh of barony in 1450.
• create: It was created a burgh of barony by Royal Charter in 1681.
• make: The village of Fordyce was made a burgh of barony in 1499.

Adjective modifier

• royal: Also a royal burgh alone had the right to engage in foreign trade.
• parliamentary: The population of the parliamentary burgh of Nairn in 1861 was measured at 3,435.
• medieval: The design of the town displays several characteristics of a medieval burgh.
• Scottish: Law's Close, Kirkcaldy This remarkable building may be the best preserved 16th century house in any Scottish burgh.
• ancient: St Andrews is an ancient burgh, unique in Scottish history.
• historic: This walk focuses on the distinctive plan of the historic burgh.

Modifies a noun

• constituency: The Commission, therefore, provisionally recommends 5 burgh constituencies.
• charter: Forres burgh charter Open Charters awarded at different times to neighboring communities often threw up issues that could lead to conflict.
• boundary: The old burgh boundaries of Glasgow proper were not very extensive.
• status: King David I gave the town royal burgh status in 1124.
• council: Tolbooth - The most important secular building; meeting place of burgh council; collection post for burgh tolls; often housed town jail.
• court: The burgh court dealt with all crimes except ones which involved a capital sentence or transportation.

Noun used with modifier

• royal: King David I gave the town royal burgh status in 1124.
• police: He also produced two non- heraldic books on Scotland's police burghs.