SCOTS who will carry the Olympic flame on its journey north of the Border have told how it will be the "biggest honour" of their lives.
The Olympic Torch will arrive in Scotland tomorrow in the latest leg of its UK-wide relay.
The torch will be handed over to Ross McClelland at Stranraer Castle Square at 6am after it is brought off the ferry from Northern Ireland.
It will then be taken to Glasgow before setting off on a journey which will take in places as diverse as Orkney, Shetland and Balmoral Castle.
Anita Neilson, of Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, will carry it through part of Glasgow. The 48-year-old was nominated by her running group after she fought off breast cancer.
She said: "I was ecstatic when I found out I was going to be a torch-bearer. I'll probably be in tears of joy when I take it on my stretch of the relay. It's a once in a lifetime experience and I'm very proud."
Schoolgirl Evanna Lynas, of Cardonald, Glasgow, was nominated by her school, St Paul's.
She said: "I did not know I had been nominated until it was confirmed, so it was a bit of a shock.
"I'm very proud, but I'm also a bit scared and nervous that something goes wrong.
"It's one of the biggest things I've ever done in my life."
Around 1000 people will carry the torch in Scotland, and 300 people have been involved in co-ordinating the relay around the UK.
Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson said the city is facing a historic moment as it prepares to welcome the arrival of the relay.
He added: "I'm very excited that not only is Glasgow a Commonwealth Games city, it is an Olympic city. The Olympic rings have come to Glasgow, the Olympic Torch is coming to Glasgow and I'm very proud of the city.
"For the first time in our history we will be hosting an event as part of the Olympics."
Yesterday, pop stars Jedward ran with the flame through Dublin's O'Connell Street after special permission was granted for it to go south of the Irish border. The trip aimed to symbolise the peace process after its earlier visit to Northern Ireland.
And Olympic legend Dame Mary Peters, 72 , ran in the closing stages of the Belfast relay last night.
The gold medallist in the pentathlon at the 1972 Munich games, who also set a world record points total, said it brought back memories of her late East Belfast born coach Buster McShane
She said: "It was emotional for me. I felt as if I was running down the roads he walked through and paying tribute to him."
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