Scotland particularly in relation to taxation, were devolved to the Scottish Parliament after the referendum, following cross-party talks in the Smith Commission. The mainland of Scotland comprises the northern third of the land mass of the island of Great Britain, which lies off the north-west coast of Continental Europe. The total area is , comparable to the size of the Czech Republic. Scotland's only land border is with England, and runs for between the basin of the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west. The Atlantic Ocean borders the west coast and the North Sea
West Berkshire–Frelighsburg Border Crossing and southern Quebec. Quebec Route 237 runs south from Frelighsburg, roughly paralleling the northbound course of the Pike River to its west. It meets Vermont Route 108 at the border, in an area dotted with farm properties and woodlands. The Canadian border station is directly north of the border, its facilities set between the north and southbound lanes of the road. The United States station is located about south of the border, on the west side of the road. Its property abuts both the border and the Pike River, which forms its western edge. The current Canada border station was