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| England • London |
| Regions • History |
| Language • People |
| Scotland • Edinburgh |
| Council areas • History |
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| Northern Ireland • Belfast |
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Parent topics
- United Kingdom [r]: A state off the coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain and Northern Ireland; other territories and dependencies are also British, but are not part of the UK. [e]
- Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]
Subtopics
Major cities
- Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e]
- Glasgow [r]: The largest city in Scotland (est 1995 pop 675,000); located on the River Clyde, it became a great shipbuilding center during the Industrial Revolution. [e]
- Aberdeen [r]: A city (est. 1995 pop. 219,000) and commercial port located on the North Sea in eastern Scotland. [e]
- Dundee [r]: A seaport (est. 1995 pop. 168,000) situated on the Firth of Tay, an inlet of the North Sea, in Scotland. [e]
- Inverness [r]: A educational and tourist center (est 1991 pop 63,000) located at the north end of the Great Glen on the River Ness in northwest Scotland; for a long time, the center of the Scots Highland region. [e]
- Stirling [r]: A city (1991 pop. 28,000) located on the River Forth in south-central Scotland; one of the important historical cities of Scotland. [e]
Geological features
- Highlands and Islands [r]: That part of present-day Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, including the offshore islands. [e]
- Southern uplands (Scotland) [r]: That part of present-day Scotland south and east of the Southern Boundary Fault. [e]
- Central lowlands (Scotland) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Midland valley (Scotland) [r]: That area of Scotland which lies between the geologic features of the Highland Boundary Fault and the Southern Upland Fault. [e]
- Grampian Mountains [r]: A mountain range in the Highlands of north-central Scotland whose southern edge forms the boundary between the Highlands and the Scottish lowlands. [e]
- Cheviot Hills [r]: A range of hills spread along the border between Scotland and England. [e]
- Great Glen [r]: A large fault valley in Scotland extending from Moray Firth to Inverness and containing a series of lochs within its extent, including Loch Ness. [e]
- River Clyde [r]: One of Scotland's most important rivers, flowing from the Southern Uplands into the Atlantic; Glasgow is located along its course. [e]
- River Forth [r]: A river in south central Scotland, flowing into the Firth of Forth and then the North Sea; Edinburgh is located along its course. [e]
Culture
Language
- Scottish English [r]: All varieties of English spoken in Scotland; may not include Scots where this is identified as a language in its own right. [e]
- Scots language [r]: A West Germanic language spoken in southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland. [e]
- Scottish Gaelic language [r]: A Goidelic Celtic language spoken in Scotland and Canada. [e]
Politics, government and leaders
- Scottish Parliament [r]: Legislative body of Scotland, having authority over many aspects of Scottish political life including Health and Education; re-created by the Act of Devolution 1997. [e]
- William Wallace [r]: Scottish national hero (c 1270-1305), a leader in the fight for Scottish independence against Edward I. [e]
- Robert Bruce [r]: Scottish independence fighter (1274-1329); re-established Scottish kingdom by defeating Edward II at Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. [e]
Tartan and shortbread
- Highland games [r]: Festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage of Scotland and especially the Scottish Highlands. [e]
- Kilt [r]: A knee-length, skirtlike, traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men as part of Highland attire. [e]
- Great Highland Bagpipe [r]: The Scottish Highlands version of a double reed woodwind instrument whose sound is produced by the manipulation of a bag which holds an air reservoir. [e]
- Tartan [r]: A woolen fabric which, in conjunction with the distinctive plaid pattern, is often associated with a particular Scottish clan, and is the working material out of which the traditional Scottish kilt is made. [e]
- Shortbread [r]: A type of cookie made with butter, sugar, and flour. [e]
Writers
- Walter Scott [r]: A prolific Scottish writer (1771-1832), considered the inventor of the genre of historical fiction; wrote the Waverly novels, romanticizing Scottish Highland culture. [e]
- Robert Burns [r]: The National poet of Scotland (1759-96); writer of Auld Lang Syne. [e]
History
- Roman Scotland [r]: Refers to the years in the early Christian era characterized by direct interaction between the Roman Empire and the people of the current area of Scotland. [e]
- Scottish Wars of Independence [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of Bannockburn [r]: 1314 battle in which outnumbered Scottish forces, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English and secured Scottish independence. [e]
- Declaration of Arbroath [r]: Letter sent, by Scottish nobles, to Pope John XXII April 6, 1320 asserting Scotland's right to independence from England. [e]
- Auld Alliance [r]: The term used to refer to Scottish - French political ties from the beginning of the Scottish Wars of Independence until the Scottish Reformation. [e]
- Scottish Reformation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Church of Scotland [r]: The national church of Scotland. (Presbyterian) [e]
- Union of Crowns [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Covenanters [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Glorious Revolution [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Darien expedition [r]: An economically disastrous attempt by Scotland in the 1690s to found an overseas colony at Darien, in Central America. [e]
- Treaty of Union (1707) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jacobites [r]: Supporters of the deposed Stuart line; raised several rebellions, finally crushed at the Battle of Culloden 1746. [e]
- Battle of Culloden [r]: On April 16, 1746, Hanoverian forces defeated the clans who rallied in support of Charles Edward Stuart, ending the Jacobite rebellions. [e]
- Scottish Enlightenment [r]: A period in 18th century Scotland characterized by a great outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. [e]
- Red Clydesdale [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Devolution [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
- English language [r]: A West Germanic language widely spoken in the United Kingdom, its territories and dependencies, Commonwealth countries and former colonial outposts of the British Empire; has developed the status of a global language. [e]
- England [r]: The largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom, and location of the largest city and seat of government, London; population about 51,000,000. [e]
- Wales [r]: A country of the United Kingdom that historically was considered a principality; population about 3,000,000. [e]
- Northern Ireland [r]: Part of the United Kingdom comprising six of the nine counties of the Irish province of Ulster; population about 1,800,000. [e]
- Canada [r]: The world's second largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America (population approx. 27 million); officially bi-lingual French and English. [e]
- Picts [r]: Ancient, aboriginal inhabitants of what is now eastern and north-eastern Scotland. [e]
- Golf [r]: Game in which the players attempt, using special clubs, to sink a small, dimpled ball into each of 18 successive holes in the fewest number of strokes. [e]
- Curling [r]: A game, invented in Scotland, which involves two teams of four players who slide a heavy stone towards a target at the opposite end of a long, narrow sheet of ice. [e]
- Loch Ness Monster [r]: An aquatic creature, whose existence is disputed, alleged to inhabit the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland. [e]
- Celts [r]: Early Indo-European people, characterized by a roughly common cultural milieu, who inhabited much of Europe in the millenia B.C.E. [e]
