GLASGOW (AFP) - Holders Celtic and their arch-rivals Rangers will begin their Scottish Cup campaigns at home to lower league opposition following the fourth round draw here Thursday.

Celtic welcome Stirling Albion, bottom of the First Division, to Parkhead while Rangers will face mid-table Third Division side East Stirlingshire.

There will be three all-Premier League clashes, with Falkirk drawn at home to Aberdeen, Hibernian against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Easter Road, and Hibs's fellow Edinburgh club also at home, against Motherwell at Tynecastle.

Junior side Linlithgow Rose will face First Division opposition after being drawn away to Queen of the South.

Other minnow sides Huntly and Cove Rangers were handed home draws with Dundee and Ross County their respective opponents.

Scottish Cup 4th rd draw:

Hamilton Academical v Brechin City or East Fife

St Mirren v Dumbarton

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

Falkirk v Aberdeen

Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Huntly v Dundee

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

Rangers v East Stirlingshire

Queen of the South v Linlithgow Rose

Greenock Morton v Gretna

Airdrie United or Queen's Park v Kilmarnock

St Johnstone v Raith Rovers

Cove Rangers v Ross County

Clyde v Dundee United

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

Celtic v Stirling Albion