Population:

About 80,000.

Moments in History: In the 6th century AD St Columba visited the Pictish king Brude. In 1746 the Hanoverian government forces defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite Army at nearby Culloden Moor. In 2000 a famous newspaper headline was Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious. It was over the Scottish Sun's report of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 3-1 Scottish Cup victory over Celtic at Parkhead.

Main Employers: LifeScan Scotland, which manufactures blood glucose monitoring kits for diabetics; Scottish Natural Heritage; Highlands and Islands Enterprise; The University Of The Highlands And Islands; and tourism.

Battleground prospect: Neck and neck, with Yes possibly edging it.