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In 1640 witch mania was rife throughout Scotland.

Stirling Castle, sited on a precipitous hill 420 feet high, has been intimately bound up with the fortunes of Scotland from the 12th century until the union of the crowns in 1603.

The steamers now trading between the resorts all belong to the one company, Caledonian MacBrayne, who operate all services on the west coast of Scotland and the Western Isles.

here, in 1715, that a number of Scottish lords, including the Earl of Mar, met on the pretext of a hunting trip to plan an uprising against the House of Hanover and return the Stuarts to the throne of Scotland

With surrounding hills dominating the skyline, and substantial granite buildings, this view becomes immediately identifiable as Scotland. A

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

It was the only fortress in Scotland that flew the Stuart royal flag after Charles's defeat at Worcester in 1651.

This was once the seat of the Fitzalans, hereditary High Stewards of Scotland.

Between 1872–4 there were around 125,000 arrests on drink charges throughout Scotland.

The burial place of David II, James II and James V, and described as being one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in Scotland, Holyrood Chapel was sacked during the revolution of 1688

Set on the banks of the River Lochy, it is one of Scotland's earliest stone castles, and it was here in February 1645, after a forced march across difficult terrain in appalling weather, that the Marquis

She is the last screw steamer to be operating a regular service in Scotland.

A few miles to the south of Nairn stands Cawdor Castle, one of Scotland's finest medieval buildings.

It is said that Bruce's heart was eventually returned to Scotland; it may be the mummified one interred at Melrose Abbey.

Bawtry was once an important coaching stop on the old Great North Road, where horses were changed on the journey north to Scotland.

Jonson was 45 years old when in 1618 he left London and walked the 400 miles to Scotland.

When John Baliol was crowned King of Scotland in 1292, his English estates, including Barnard Castle, were declared forfeit to the English Crown.

It was he who brought Scotland's university teaching methods into line with Geneva, forming the basis of Scottish academic life for over three centuries.

The crossroads at Milnthorpe was well known to motorists travelling to Scotland or the Lake District on the A6 before the advent of the M6 motorway.

Scotland's most celebrated poet Robert Burns was born in this simple cottage on 25 January 1759.

Dating back to the 13th century, the castle is one of the most impressive ruined fortresses in Scotland; the Douglas Tower took 36 years to build, and is thought to be the work of French masons because

Five weeks later, Bruce was crowned king of Scotland.

This was constructed as the northern frontier between Scotland and Britain and remained so for some two hundred years.

When John Baliol was crowned King of Scotland in 1292, his English estates, including Barnard Castle, were declared forfeit to the English crown.