  scotch corner () is an important junction of the a1 and a66 trunk roads near richmond, north yorkshire, england. it has been described as "the modern gateway to cumbria, the north east and scotland". it is an important primary destination signed from many miles away including from the m6 and is one of the best known junctions in the country. the reason for its fame and the name it takes is because this is the turning point for traffic wishing to go to scotland. those wanting to go to glasgow would take the a66 west, but those for edinburgh would continue on the a1. ==geography== the a1 leads north towards north east england and scotland, and south towards london. the a66 leads north west towards penrith and the m6 motorway. there are also two other exits from the junction: the a6108 towards the yorkshire dales and richmond and a minor road to middleton tyas and croft-on-tees. ==etymology== the name originates from being the junction where travellers to eastern scotland (via a1 and/or a68) are separated from travellers to western scotland (via a66 and m6 motorway/ a74(m)/m74). ==history== thumb|left|the scotch corner hotel. the route now called the a66 was once 'the winter road' from scotch corner to glasgow, by way of carlisle. 'the summer road' runs from barnard castle, along teesdale to alston, cumbria, then through brampton, carlisle, cumbria to gretna, scotland. particularly for cattle droving, the shorter route was advantageous when passable. the summer road is one of the most spectacular routes in england. the romans were responsible for building the first roads to meet at this point and the site of the original junction is just a few hundred yards away from the modern day intersection. in ad 71 the romans took control of the north when they defeated the brigantes, a northern celtic tribe at the battle of scotch corner.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshire-england.co.uk/richmond.html |title=richmond and swaledale history |publisher=yorkshire-england.c
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