Welcome to Scotland By Marianne Deans, Shannon Shearer, Elle Knox and Charley Sangster

INFORMATION Situated within vibrant Europe, Scotland is progressive nation built on dynamism, creativity and the fabulous warmth of its people. Here you will find a range of Scottish facts. Everybody knows the cliché of the piper on the shortbread tin. But have you experienced the breath-taking reality of a hundred pipers skirling in uplifting unison? This isn't an image from Scotland's cultural past: it happens every August at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and on Glasgow Green Edinburgh Castle

Places in Scotland Edinburgh-Edinburgh has been recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century. Glasgow-Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become one of the largest seaports in Britain. Inverness-The population of greater Inverness grew from an estimated population of 51,610 in 2003 to 62,470 at the time of the 2011 Census Stirling-Stirling is a centre for local government, higher education, retail, and industry. In 2012, the population of the City was 45,750. The wider Stirling council area has a population of 89,850 On the west coast of the island, the Machrie Moor standing stones are well worth a visit. Not far from the road, a small ancient circle is protected by a stone wall. Continue on the footpath and you will reach the main site, three-quarters of a mile across the fields

Traditions One of the traditions in Scotland is haggis neaps and tatties on the 25th of January every year Scottish families join to celebrate burn night burn night is the evening of 25 January, the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, on which celebrations in his honour are traditionally held in Scotland and elsewhere. a woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan.

Scottish history The first written records of Scottish history date back to the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. The Roman province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonin Wall, which once ran across central Scotland from the River Clyde to the Firth of Forth This two pictures are a very famous film about a man called William Wallace that wants freedom.

Thistle flower The thistle may only be a humble weed, but it is the emblem of the Scottish nation. The prickly- leaved, pink or purple-flowered ‘Scotch’ thistle is, along with tartan, perhaps the most identifiable symbol of all things Scottish. But how did the thistle earn its place in the heart of the Scots?

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