Quote Originally Posted by TechBear
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.)
There are two "types" of city, cathederal city and, I suppose, a legal city. Oban has a cathederal but isn't officially a city. All very confusing. Here's the section of wikipedia about city status in Scotland. Stirling, Scotland's newest city, has never had a cathederal.