Aberdeen is to host Scottish Athletics National Championships next summer but the event is again likely to suffer from the absence of the sport's leading lights.

With the two-day event, on August 16 and 17, coming just five days before the start of the World Championships in Beijing, big names like Eilidh Child and Chris O'Hare will be expected to attend UK Athletics training camp rather than travel to the north-east.

A similar clash last summer with the European Championships saw hammer thrower Mark Dry become the only Commonwealth medallist to challenge for the domestic title in front of small crowds in Kilmarnock.

Grangemouth's new track will play host to the Age Group Championships the following weekend with May's District events awarded to Inverness, Kilmarnock and Grangemouth.

"We're headed to the excellent facility at Aberdeen Sports Village for the Senior Champs in August and I think that will be a real success given our experience with Age Group Champs over a couple of years," said Scottish Athletics chief executive Nigel Holl.

"Grangemouth now of course has an up-graded track with the Mondo surface from Hampden now laid down there. We're taking the Age Groups to Grangemouth in 2015 and it is wonderful to think our youngsters will compete on the same track as graced by Usain Bolt, Jo Pavey and Team Scotland athletes at the Commonwealths."

American Garrett Heath has confirmed he will defend the 4km international title at the 2015 Great Edinburgh XCountry on January 10.

A surprise winner 11 months ago, he will take on Kenya's former Olympic 1500 gold medallist Asbel Kiprop as well as reigning world cross country champion Japhet Korir.

Their compatriots, James Magut and Silas Kiplagat, will also be in a field which is expected to include both Mo Farah and local hope Chris O'Hare, in addition to evergreen American Bernard Lagat.