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Welcome to the Truckstop search facility for Scotland. Finding what your looking for is very straightforward, simply use the links on the right to be re-directed to the area section of your choice. At each page you'll find full listings of the TruckStops, Cafes or Motorway Service Areas for that area. At the head of each listing there is a brief overview of where the information is stored and how the listings function. If you feel there is more we can do to improve this facility, please email the PDA using the email link at the right of this page.

Scottish Saltire

There is something about the Saltire that stirs the blood of the Scots. In 832 AD, a Pictish army under King Angus MacFergus, High King of Alba, along with a force of Scots under Eochaidh, King of Dalriada (and grandfather of Kenneth MacAlpin), was battling a Northumbrian force in Lothian for control of that region. The night before battle, Saint Andrew reportedly appeared to Angus in a vision, and on the field of battle the next day, a saltire, or x-shaped cross, similar to the one that Saint Andrew was crucified on, appeared in the sky, encouraging the Picts and Scots in their fight and causing the Northumbrians to flee the field, after their leader, Athelstan, was killed. The site of the battle was and still is known as Athelstanford, or "the ford of Athelstan". The colours of the flag are supposed to represent the white of clouds and the azure colour of the sky. From that time onward, the Saltire became the national emblem of the Scots, not only as a flag, but also worn on tunics and bonnets of Scottish soldiers as a way to identify themselves on the battlefield.