A MAP of a Scottish landscape that has featured in a host of Hollywood films and TV productions has been produced in a bid to attract tourists to the area.
East Lothian's scenery has been the setting for movies starring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Gillian Anderson, Peter Mullan, Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine in recent years.
Now the local authority has teamed up with Film Edinburgh to create a new "movie map" to highlight the region's top 15 film locations, which include The Railway Man, Under the Skin, House of Mirth, Outlander and Case Histories.
VisitScotland is working with East Lothian Council to distribute the maps to local tourist offices, attractions and hotels.
Footage shot in East Lothian has been seen around the world by millions of people. It ranges from the grandeur of Gosford House, as seen in Castles in the Sky and The Awakening, to Fenton Tower playing the role of Archie's Castle in children's hit Balamory, and Yellowcraig Beach, the backdrop to BBC's Case Histories and House of Mirth,
Rosie Ellison, film manager for Film Edinburgh, said: "To use the example of The Railway Man, it has been released in 47 countries since the start of the year and grossed over $22m in cinemas so far.
"That's a huge number of people who now have seen East Lothian and locations such as Gilmerton House and North Berwick's Milsey Bay.
"The new film map is a celebration of the crucial role East Lothian has played in the creation of some of the most acclaimed TV and film productions made in Scotland."
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