History of Scotland especially coal-mining. Scotland was already one of the most urbanised societies in Europe by 1800. The industrial belt ran across the country from southwest to northeast; by 1900 the four industrialised counties of Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and Ayrshire contained 44 per cent of the population. Glasgow became one of the largest cities in the world, and known as "the Second City of the Empire" after London. Shipbuilding on Clydeside (the river Clyde through Glasgow and other points) began when the first small yards were opened in 1712 at the Scott family's shipyard at Greenock. After 1860, the Clydeside shipyards specialised
Sport in Scotland newspapers, the "Daily Record", "The Herald" and "The Scotsman", have extensive coverage of Scottish and international sport; and coverage of Scottish sport is one of the key tools used by Scottish editions of English newspapers, most successfully employed by "The Scottish Sun". However, the vast majority of sports coverage in Scotland is of association football. There is also a variety of magazine titles. Titles include "The Celtic View", "Rangers News", "bunkered", "Scottish Club Golfer" and "Rally Action". The main sports television shows on the largest two channels are "Scotsport" on STV and ITV1 Border Scotland (which is recognised by the