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They call this newly made city "The Capital of The Highlands".

Inverness. Inverness lies between Loch Ness and the Moray Firth. The Highlands are the most northernly of the regions in Mainland Scotland. Inverness was upgraded from being a town to a city in 2002.

This city is affectionately known as "The Granite City".

Aberdeen. Aberdeen is home to many multinational oil companies. Granite used to be the prime export from Aberdeen and most of the buildings in the city centre are made from the material.

The Queen's residence of Holyrood Palace is within which city?

Edinburgh. The Scottish Parliament has been built opposite Holyrood Palace. The grounds of Holyrood Palace back on to the famous Edinburgh landmark of Arthur's Seat.

You can jump on a ferry to Mull from what town?

Oban. Oban is a beautiful coastal town in the north west of Scotland. The author Alan Warner is originally from Oban and has set the novels "Morvern Callar" and "The Sopranos" there.

In what Scottish town was "Gregory's Girl" filmed in its entirety?

Cumbernauld. Cumbernauld is one of five Scottish new towns. "Gregory's Girl" starred John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Claire Grogan. Gregory was a teenage schoolboy who was finding out about girls, and fell in love with Dorothy when she joined the school football team.

Perth was once the capital of Scotland.

t. The throne of Scotland was once held at Scone Palace, Perth. The Scottish capital is now Edinburgh.

In which southern town does the River Nith run through?

Dumfries. Dumfries is the largest town close to the English border. The beautiful Sweetheart Abbey is only a few miles south of Dumfries.

Which city has the largest population in Scotland?

Glasgow. Although Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city, Glasgow is the largest city. At one point Glasgow had over one million inhabitants, but this has decreased due to people moving to new towns, boundary changes and less urban industrialization.

Scotland has five horse racecourses. They are Ayr, Musselburgh, Perth, Hamilton and...

Kelso. Kelso is situated within the Borders.

In which town is Scotland's oldest university situated?

St. Andrews. St. Andrews is also the "Home of Golf". Tiger Woods won the Open Golf Championship here in 1999.