▁name , ▁the ▁term ▁attempts ▁to ▁par ody ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁t endency ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁word ▁- shire ▁after ▁some ▁ancient ▁Scottish ▁regions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁imp lic ating ▁in ▁a ▁tongue - in - che ek ▁manner ▁that ▁Scotland ▁has ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁county , ▁rather ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁distinct ▁nation . ▁Hence , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁political ▁in ▁nature . ▁▁ ▁Several ▁historic ▁regions ▁of ▁Scotland ▁have ▁at ▁times ▁had ▁the ▁suffix ▁- shire ▁added ▁when ▁Scotland ▁broad ly ▁adopted ▁English - style ▁county ▁coun c ils ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Ang us ▁- ▁For far shire ▁Ar gy ll ▁- ▁Ar gy ll shire ▁East ▁L oth ian ▁- ▁H adding tons hire ▁Mid l oth ian ▁- ▁Edinburgh shire ▁Mor ay ▁- ▁El gin shire ▁( or ▁Mor ay shire ) ▁Ross ▁- ▁Ross - shire ▁F ife ▁- ▁Fif esh ire ▁S uther land ▁- ▁S uther land shire ▁West ▁L oth ian ▁- ▁Lin l ith gow shire ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Scottish ▁cultural ▁cr inge ▁Scottish ▁national ▁identity ▁T art an ry ▁North ▁Brit on ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁of ▁" Sc ot land shire " ▁- ▁Jim ▁Mal col m , ▁arch ived ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁at ▁http :// www . j im mal col m . com / html / main _ c ly 3 . htm ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ult ural ▁assim ilation ▁Category : Par od ies