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They are usually characterised by their width: large herds of cattle, sometimes from as far away as Scotland, were driven down them by generations of drovers to markets in the lowlands.

Holidaymakers came to stay in Redcar after the Second World War, before cheap foreign holidays were developed; many of them came from Scotland and the West Riding.

At this time Moffat was one of Scotland's chief inland resorts, boasting several hotels, a hydropathic establishment and private boarding houses.

To the right of the bridge, the steep-roofed buildings have recently been replaced by architecturally exciting MPs offices; to the right is now Norman Shaw's 1890-1906 New Scotland Yard, with its tourelles

The hugely impressive mountain of Ben Cruachan—its summit 1126m above sea level—boasts two Munros, and it is one of the most celebrated mountains in Scotland, with its dramatic ridges and steep, soaring

It was here in 1847 that Queen Victoria first set foot in Lancashire, when she arrived at the harbour having travelled from Scotland by sea.

The act abolished irregular marriages in England but not Scotland.

The premises on the right advertising Whittle Springs Ales was W H Gregson's brewers' agents, later to become an office for Grant's whisky, the only one they had outside Scotland - a tribute to Blackburn's

The hotel was built by the London and North Western Railway Company for travellers from London to Scotland.

The unsurfaced, muddy and rutted road here is now the A6 London to Scotland trunk route.

One of Scotland's greatest royal fortresses, Stirling Castle was taken by William Wallace in 1297 but was surrendered to Edward I in August 1305 following a siege.

Its claim to fame is the Barn Stone - a huge granite boulder swept down from Scotland during the last Ice Age.

Left to right: The royal arms, showing England, France, Ireland and Scotland. King

Doune was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Guardian of Scotland, on behalf of James I, who at the time was a captive at the English court.

Thomas was also entrusted with diplomatic missions to France and Scotland, and became wealthy enough to bequeath his old school 2000 acres plus the rents from a number of houses.

To the right is New Scotland Yard, which was completed in 1890.

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

Little of its fabric survives, and it is thought to have been one of the very earliest of Scotland's stone castles, dating from the 12th century.

Here were the magnificent municipal buildings, completed in 1888 at a cost of £540,000, including the post office, the Bank of Scotland, the Merchant's House and several hotels.

Aberdeen is now Scotland's third largest city.

This chapel contains the best-preserved ecclesiastical woodwork in Scotland.

The tower, which dates from c1495, is topped off with what is considered to be the finest example of a crown steeple in the whole of Scotland.

These cottages at Newhaven, Fife, are an example of the type of fishermen's dwelling that could be found around harbours from Scotland to at least Cullercoats in Northumbria, usually single-storey terraces

Crookston was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust for Scotland.