The main island may be accessed from mainland Scotland by ferry or aeroplane.
Their scope gradually developed and they were fully established across mainland Scotland by 1300.
The children, in their foster homes in mainland Scotland, were not notified that the hearing was to take place.
It was now known that the allegations had come from statements made from three children already in care in mainland Scotland.
In fact this correspondent initially wrote to the children soon after they were taken to mainland Scotland.
Gaelic-derived placenames are very common in the rest of mainland Scotland also.
Following the war, many more inhabitants emigrated to the Americas and mainland Scotland.
Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland.
It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland.
It extends in both directions beyond mainland Scotland.