Scotlan

d
Scotland is a country
that is part of the
United Kingdom and
covers the northern
third of the island of
Great Britain. It shares a
border with England to
the south, and is
otherwise surrounded
by the Atlantic Ocean,
with the North Sea to
the east and the North
Channel and Irish Sea to
the south-west. In
addition to the
mainland, the country is
made up of more than
790 islands, including
the Northern Isles and
the Hebrides.
About Scotland
1.The capital of Scotland is
Edinburg
2. The money used is called
the pound sterling
3. The population of
Scotland is 4.996.000
4. Its symbol is a THISTLE,
the patron is St. Andrew and
the emblem is Royal standard
of Scotland
Regions of Scotland
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Southern Scotland
Glasgow and the Clyde
Central Scotland
Argyll
Northeast Scotland
The Highland region
Skye and the Western Isles
Orkney and Shetland
Edinburgh
 The sights of Scotland
Holyrood House University of St.
is a Royal place Andrew’s is the oldest
where Queen and best university in
stays when she is Scotland
in Edinburg
 Glasgow & Clyde Valley
captures much of
Scotland’s charm and
character in one region and
thus has been referred to
as “Little Scotland”. The city
of Glasgow is the largest in
Scotland also the UK and is
filled with culture,
entertainment and
attractions.
Glasgow University is the fourth oldest university in the English-
speaking world one of Scotland’s four ancient universities. It was
founded in 1451.
Castles

Edinburgh Castle
Eilean Donan

Stirling Castle
Scotland’s
important
people
1. Alexander Graham Bell –
inventor of the
telephone
2. Sean Connery – an actor
who starred in the first
James Bond movies
3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle –
the author of Sherlock
Holmes mysteries.
Sports
The most popular sports in
Scotland are football, rugby,
curling and golf
The famous
Scottish meals and
drinks
=) Haggis – a food made
from organs of sheep
and oatmeal
=) Scottish pie – it is a
small pie filled with meat
=) Scottish beer – made
out of bittering herbs
=) Scotch – can be malt
whisky or grain whisky.
Scotch whisky mast be
made by law
Languages
The primary
languages spoken
in Scotland are
English, Scots
and Scottish
Gaelic

The dialect of
English spoken
by Scotland is
referred to as
Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster is known

as “Nessie” is known as a
plesiosaur a creature like
dinosaur
St. Columbia was the first
person who saw Nessie, in 565
Kilts and Bagpipes

=) Kilts – traditional
Scottish woolen a knee
length skirt with a tartan or
plaid
=) Bagpipe – It is a Scottish
instrument. Bagpiper blows
into tube for air to come into
the bag and then the sound
comes out of the pipe.
=) Bagpipers – people who
play the bagpipes.