the 1868 counties, starting with the County of Renfrew on 6 April 1981. The implementation was completed on 1 April 2003 when the final tranche of registration counties were operational. See also Counties of Scotland References External links http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/types/type_page.jsp?unit_type=PR_CNTY Map of Registration counties of Scotland Counties of the United Kingdom Geography of the United Kingdom Administrative divisions of Scotland