S COTLAND IS A PART OF G REAT B RITAIN. IT IS IN THE NORTH OF GREAT BRITAIN. T HE CAPITAL IS E DINBURGH, BUT THE LARGEST CITY IS G LASGOW. P EOPLE WHO LIVE IN SCOTLAND ARE CALLED SCOTTISH.
T HE SCOTTISH FLAG IS BLUE WITH A WHITE CROSS
S COTLAND S LANDSCAPE IS VERY ATTRACTIVE WITH VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND LOCHS ( LAKES )
E DINBURGH IS THE CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND, YOU CAN SEE A FAMOUS CASTLE HERE.
E DINBURGH IS VERY FAMOUS ALSO FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN AUGUST
G LASGOW IS THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF SCOTLAND
M USIC AND DANCE ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN S COTLAND. T HE BAGPIPE IS THE NATIONAL INSTRUMENT. A MAN WHO PLAYS THE BAGPIPE IS CALLED A PIPER.
T HE KILT IS THE NATIONAL COSTUME OF SCOTLAND. I T LOOKS LIKE A SKIRT. I T IS MADE OF T ARTAN, A SPECIAL WOOLLEN CLOTH WITH SQUARE PATTERNS. A CLAN IS A FAMILY OR A GROUP OF FAMILIES. E ACH CLAN HAS GOT A TARTAN WITH DIFFERENT COLORS.
M EN WEAR KILTS IN SPECIAL OCCASIONS AS FESTIVALS, WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS. T HEY ALSO WEAR SPORRAN ( A SMALL PURSE ) ON THEIR KILT.
T WO WEDDINGS
S COTLAND HAS MANY HIGH MOUNTAINS AND LOCHS ( LAKES ) THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE L OCH N ESS. P EOPLE SAY THAT A VERY LONG MONSTER LIVES IN THIS LAKE AND THEY CALL IT N ESSIE.
T HERE ARE MANY CASTLES IN S COTLAND. S OME CASTLES HAVE GOT GHOSTS. G LAMIS CASTLE HAS GOT NINE GHOSTS. D UNVEGAN C ASTLE D UNVEGAN C ASTLE HOLDS THE F AIRY F LAG OF THE M AC L EOD ' S WHICH WAS GIVEN TO THE C LAN WHO HELPED A F AIRY Q UEEN. I T IS SAID TO HELP THE C LAN IN TIMES OF NEED IF WAVED BUT CAN ONLY BE USED THREE TIMES. S O FAR IT HAS BEEN USED TWICE. I T CAN ONLY BE USED IF A YEAR AND ONE DAY HAS BEEN PASSED BETWEEN USES. T HE C LAN USED IT FIRST AT A BATTLE AT G LENDALE IN 1490 AND AGAIN IN BATTLE AT T RUMPAN IN B OTH TIMES THE C LAN M AC L EOD WON THEIR BATTLES.