▁their ▁for ge . ▁ ▁A ▁marriage ▁by ▁" co hab itation ▁with ▁re put e " ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁Sc ots ▁Law ▁could ▁still ▁be ▁formed ; ▁popular ly ▁described ▁as ▁" by ▁habit ▁and ▁re put e ", ▁with ▁re put e ▁being ▁the ▁cru cial ▁element ▁to ▁be ▁proved . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Scotland ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁European ▁juris diction ▁to ▁abol ish ▁this ▁old ▁style ▁common - law ▁marriage ▁or ▁" mar riage ▁by ▁coh ab itation ▁with ▁re put e ", ▁by ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Law ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Border ▁mar ri ages ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁and ▁nin ete enth ▁centuries , ▁marriage ▁laws ▁in ▁Scotland ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁cou ples ▁wish ing ▁to ▁marry ▁el op ing ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁Scotland . ▁With ▁transport ▁less ▁developed , ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁at ▁G ret na ▁Green , ▁the ▁first ▁Scottish ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁West ▁Coast ▁route ▁from ▁England ; ▁hence ▁the ▁term ▁G ret na ▁Green ▁marriage ▁for ▁mar ri ages ▁trans act ed ▁in ▁a ▁juris diction ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁parties ▁being ▁married , ▁to ▁avoid ▁restrictions ▁or ▁procedures ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁parties ' ▁home ▁juris dict ions . ▁Other ▁Scottish ▁Border ▁villages ▁used ▁for ▁these ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁Cold stream ▁Bridge , ▁Lam ber ton ▁T oll ▁( in ▁Lam ber ton ,