Quote Originally Posted by MacTavishOfJapan
Just to be a pedantic sod, Oban is a town, there are only six cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Stirling) in Scotland as the monarch has to decree city status. I actually think I read somewhere that neither Edinburgh or Glasgow are 'cities' but Royal Burghs (sp?). Weird how the old UK works.
To be really pendandic, is the criterion for "city" the same in Scotland as it is in England, ie is there a requirement that the settlement have a cathedral?

For those interested in the meaning of "burgh," the Wikipedia is always a good reference (see entry for burgh.)