Borders The eastern two-thirds of the districts north of the border with England, dotted with ruined abbeys and battlefields. |
South West Home of Rabbie Burns and the Solway Coast ("Scotland's Riviera"). |
Central Belt Scotland's most urbanised region around and between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. |
Highlands Scotland's spectacular, mountainous north-west, encompassing the Great Glen and Loch Ness and John o'Groats. |
North East Scotland The centre of two of Scotland's most important industries, oil and whisky, with the Grampian mountains at its heart. |
Hebrides The many islands off the north-west Scottish coast. |
Orkney Islands Immediately to the north of the Scottish mainland. |
Shetland Islands North of the Orkney Islands. |