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It therefore includes the traditional Scottish counties of Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Peeblesshire, the Lothians, Berwickshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfriesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and Kincardineshire.
Geographically, Scotland is divided into three distinct areas: the Highlands, the Central plain and the Southern Uplands. The Lowlands cover roughly the latter two. Strictly speaking, the Northeast plain is also lowland, both geographically and culturally, but in normal usage is usually referred to together with the Highlands.
The southernmost counties of Scotland, nearest the border with England, are also known as the Borders.
The term Scottish Lowlands is generally used mostly with reference to Scottish history and the clan system, as well as in family history and genealogy.