What is Scottish Lowlands?
[[Image:Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.png|thumb|220px|Lowland-Highland divide]] [[Image:Scotland (Location) Named (HR).png|thumb|220px|The main geographical <br>divisions of Scotland]] The '''Scottish Lowlands''' is the part of [[Scotland]] not referred to as the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]].<ref>McKirdy, Alan; Gordon, John & Crofts, Roger 2007. ''Land of mountain and flood: the geology and landforms of Scotland''. Edinburgh. Birlinn.</ref> That is everywhere south and east of the [[Highland Boundary Fault]], between [[Stonehaven]] and [[Helensburgh]] (on the [[Firth of Clyde]]). Geographically, Scotland Lowlands are divided into two distinct areas: the '''Central Lowlands''', and the '''Southern Uplands'''. The southernmost counties of Scotland, nearest the border with [[England]], are also known as the [[Scottish Borders|Borders]]. == Central Lowlands == The '''Central Lowlands''' or '''Midland Valley''' is a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern [[Scotland]]. It consists of a [[Rift (geology)|rift]] [[valley]] between the Highland Boundary Fault to the north and the Southern Uplands Fault to the south.<ref>Gillen, Con 2003. ''Geology and landscapes of Scotland''. Harpenden, Terra Publishing. p17</ref> The Central Lowlands are one of the three main geographical sub-divisions of Scotland, the other two being the [[Highlands and Islands]] which lie to the north and west and the Southern Uplands, which lie south of the second fault line. === Human geography === The Midland Valley has fertile low-lying [[Farming|agricultural land]] and significant deposits of valuable [[coal]] and [[iron]] have led to the Central Lowlands being much more densely populated than the rest of Scotland. The major cities of [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Stirling]] and [[Dundee]] all lie in the Central Lowlands, and over half of Scotland's [[population]] lives in this region. == Southern Uplands == {{stack| [[File:Lowther Hills from Cairnkinna.jpg|thumb|Looking east across Nithsdale to the L