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This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.

This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.

Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.

Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.

The first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.

Many historic houses in Scotland were gutted so that their owners could avoid paying rates.

Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, built Dunnottar in the late 14th century.

Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.

Iona is the oldest Christian burial ground in Scotland and contains the graves of many kings and chieftains.

In ancient times the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which covered a significant part of south-west Scotland, had its capital at Dumbarton, and Viking raiders continually laid siege to the castle on the Rock.

An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.

Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.

he first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.

The following year, Hertford was back in Scotland, burning five market towns, sacking 243 villages, and laying waste to crops.

Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.

An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.

Extensive alterations to the palace were undertaken between 1670 and 1679 by Sir William Bruce, the king's surveyor in Scotland.

A number of scheduled steamer services linked Dublin to England and Scotland.

Glasgow Cathedral survives almost intact and is said to be the most complete in Scotland, having lost only its western towers which were dismantled during the nineteenth century.

By 1876 the Independent Order of Good Templars had 84,000 members in Scotland.

The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842, and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.

The island of Iona, near Mull off the west coast of Scotland, is known as the cradle of Scottish Christianity or 'The Mecca of Gael'.

This modest hospital was set up in Scotland Lane as the Leeds Work People's Convalescent Home.