As the map below demonstrates, the force reached far and wide, setting up camps as far north as Elgin, and to the west near Stranraer, as well as at widely known sites along the Antonine Wall.
1) A leap year is a year that contains one additional day, keeping the calendar year synchronized with the seasonal or astronomical year. In the Gregorian calendar (the one commonly used in Scotland) February of a leap year will have 29 days instead of the usual 28.
2) It actually takes the Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds to travel round the sun.
It might serve only to reinforce a national stereotype, but hard-pressed Scots are taking advantage of the rapidly-expanding discount retail culture to cut their food shopping bills.
Greater value for money is the new watchword at supermarkets and on the High Street as shoppers eke out the family budget.
Activities are planned across Scotland, which has over 500 libraries, many of which are finding that their services under strain.
Four rural libraries in Angus region were closed recently, and others, such as Lochwinnoch library in Renfrewshire, face the prospect of closure. Even some popular libraries are finding their opening hours cut and budgets for buying new stock reduced.
(Video shows a goldfinch, one of Britain's most colourful garden birds)
The RSPB, organisers of the Big Garden Birdwatch, are calling for volunteers to spend an hour on January 28th or 29th counting the birds that visit their gardens or local parks.
The conservation charity hopes that the results will create a snapshot of bird numbers across the country, and will reveal the impact of gale force winds and milder temperatures this winter.
As rescue teams worked to pull the trapped from the rubble 4,000 miles away, people across Scotland were moved to help – and responded with one of the biggest fundraising efforts the country has seen.
Around £12 million was raised for Haiti from Scotland, including £8.8 million for the Disasters Emergency Committee. The Scottish Government added £687,000 in grants for emergency relief.
Chris Tiso is no stranger to operating under adverse conditions. The chief executive of the outdoor retailer Tiso comes from a family of mountaineers, and spent a year as the skipper on yacht - unlikely, if appropriate preparation for the task he now faces, steering a large business through the economic storm.
"There is no quick fix in terms of the economic situation," he says. "Consumer confidence has subsided and general spending has gone down. No one is immune to that, and retail feels it acutely, often at the very beginning and to the very end."
As the shapes of Kindles, Kobos and tablets bulge from many a Christmas stocking, a new generation of Scottish publishers are viewing e-readers as a gift of a different kind.
The developing technology is bringing a new impetus to an industry under pressure, and with it, the opportunity for smaller, creative organisations to compete on the same stage as the established names.
Q&A: How a petition helped build a campaign
The William Wallace Letter is a formal note from King Philip IV of France to his agents in Rome, commanding them to recommend the Scottish warrior to the Pope.
Innovation is the key to surviving the downturn, according to Scotland’s most celebrated female entrepreneur.
Michelle Mone, who founded the lingerie company Ultimo, is about to expand her business to offer a women’s beauty range, including perfume and a tanning product, while also developing new designs based on her trademark cleavage-boosting gel bra.
"It is tough out there, but I think there are lots of opportunities if you’ve got a can-do attitude and sheer determination," she says. "Innovation is absolutely key in this business."
So what is the gay marriage dispute really about, and who are the key voices in the debate? Here, we give you the answers ahead of the official consultation closing on Friday.
What's the background to this? Can't gay and lesbian couples already get married?
They can become civil partners, which some would say is the same thing, while others would strongly disagree, and hence the dispute.
The chief executive of one of Scotland’s most successful finance companies credits an aversion to debt and a focus on developing in Asia with ensuring a strong performance, despite the turmoil in the global markets.
Martin Gilbert, who was named Scotland’s chief executive of the year in April, founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983. The business now oversees over £175 billion of investments, and has 30 offices around the world, but he says bitter experience in a previous crisis is a crucial background to the current robust position.
