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Revision as of 10:50, 3 February 2008
- See also changes related to Scotland, or pages that link to Scotland or to this page or whose text contains "Scotland".
Parent topics
- United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [e]
- Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]
Subtopics
- Nota bene: For a list of famous Scots, see the Catalog subpage section
Geography
- Subdivisions of the United Kingdom
- Regions of England
- Council areas of Scotland
- Scottish Highlands [r]: That part of present-day Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, including the offshore islands. [e]
- Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e]
- Glasgow [r]: The largest city in Scotland, located on the River Clyde and a great shipbuilding centre during the Industrial Revolution; population about 581,000. [e]
- Aberdeen [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dundee [r]: A seaport (est. 1995 pop. 168,000) situated on the Firth of Tay, an inlet of the North Sea, in Scotland. [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]
- 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]
- Scots language [r]: A West Germanic variety spoken in southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, which has been identified as either a separate language from English or (over-simplistically) a dialect of English, according to various cultural and linguistic perspectives; shares much with English due to a shared linguistic history, but has developed separately for many centuries. [e]
- Scottish Gaelic language [r]: A Goidelic Celtic language spoken in Scotland and Canada. [e]
Politics 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]: Add brief definition or description
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]
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]
- Picts [r]: Ancient, aboriginal inhabitants of what is now eastern and north-eastern Scotland. [e]
- Glorious Revolution [r]: (1688 - 89) Largely bloodless events which deposed King James VII and II (of Scotland and England), brought William and Mary to the thrones and established the monarchy on a contract basis. [e]
- Scottish Reformation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Church of Scotland [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jacobites [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of Culloden [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Scottish Enlightenment [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Treaty of Union (1707) [r]: Add brief definition or description