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Scotland
Questions related to the country of Scotland, which is located at the northern end of the island of Great Britain. The island lies close to the Atlantic coast of Europe. Scotland together with Northern Ireland, England and Wales comprises the nation called The United Kingdom
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Does Ireland and Scotland hate each other?
No, Some Scots who are jealous of the Irish, like myself come across at borderline hate sometimes but for the most part no.
What is the name of the island called the queen of the hebrides?
Islay is known as the Queen of the Hebrides.
What did the Loch Ness Monster do to become famous?
It added a cultural icon and made Loch Ness more known in the area.
Is England the rainiest country in the world?
No! Not even close, in fact eastern England, especially East Anglia is amongst the DRIEST places in Europe.
Both Scotland and Wales are considerably wetter, and rarely suffer "hose pipe bans"!
What continent is the ben nevis found in?
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is part of the continent of Europe.
europe. scotland.
What is the name for Scottish money?
Scotland, in common with the rest of the UK uses Pound Sterling (GBP) divided into 100 pennies (or pence). Scotland uses banknotes issued by three different commercial banks;- Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank. Bank of England banknotes are rarely accepted in Scotland.
What is the official name of Scotland?
It's simply called Scotland although in Gaelic it is known as Alba (pronounced All-a-pa). Ptolemy spells it as Alouion around 127 AD, and later on Pliny refers to the island as Albion.
The Greek seafarer Pytheas, who as early as 300 BC refers to the islands Pretanikai Nesoi (meaning "Pretanic Islands"), which at least one authority claims was based on the native name for Britain Ynis Prydain, which literally means Picts' Island. Another scholar derives the name "Pritanic" from the Pictish tribe called Pritani, meaning "The People of the Designs."
The Annals of Ulster refer to Scotland as Cruithintuait - the word Cruithni (meaning "the tribe of the designs") being the Irish word for the Picts and tuath for people, land or nation. This ties in with the myth of an early king of the Picts, Cruithne.
It was also known as Caledonia - derived from Caledonii, the Roman name of a tribe in the northern part Great Britain or what is now Scotland.
After the union of the crowns of England and Scotland on the accession of James I & VI in 1603 and the subsequent union of the parliaments in 1707, for a time Scotland was 'rebranded' as North Britain, but such was the unpopularity, especially and particularly amongst Scots, that it remains Scotland.
Until the union with England in 1707 Scotland was officially known as the Kingdom of Scotland (see the link below).
How are Scotland and Ireland connected in history?
* Religion. Henry VIII converted from Catholic to Protestant, causing the Irish living in 'The Pale' to change from Catholic to Protestant. This basically created a large problem - a division in the people. * The connection between Ireland and England goes way back into the time of the Celts and before the Roman invasion. Back in those days, Ireland, England and Scotland were basically separete countries. The big problem with Ireland and England these days is that the Irish have generations of resenting the English for taking over their country and ruling them, whereas the English consider Ireland just a part of their conquered countries. So while the current issue is religion, the real problem goes much deeper. Take a look at some of the historic movies and/or novels that have been created around this subject to learn more.
Scottish mountain 3 letters 1st letter b?
The prefix Ben in the names of Scottish mountains, such as Ben Nevis, means mountain.
How do you translate English into Scottish?
Really depends on what you mean. Scottish as a language can mean 3 separate things.
1) 'Scots-English'. Basically like 'American-English' or 'Australian-English' a strong dialect, accent and or use of a lot of slang (Slang words that could stem from pure Scots.) You are also going to get regional variations, E.G Glaswegian has a completely different Dialect/Accent from Edinburger.
2) 'Scots'. Not to be confused with 'Scots-English'. A language derived from the Lowland Anglo culture of southern Scotland. Has some similarities with early Anglo-Saxon (Olde English) but is very distinct.
3) 'Scottish Gaelic' The oldest language in Scotland, spoken by the Celtic Gaels, similar to Irish.
It is also noted that most Scottish People will speak a mixture of all three, even if not aware of it as many Scot's phrases like "Peely Wally" (Pale and Sickly) or "Coorie Doon" (Cuddle in) are from 'Scots' and Names and Places are mostly Anglicised Gaelic 'MacDonald', 'Loch Ness' etc.
So use that information to search of Translators.
Are there underwater caves in Loch Ness?
It's certainly well to the left of centre in its politics.
Who is the director international remittance department royal bank of scotland until present?
Who is the remittance manager royal bank of Scotland
Scotland is NOT part of any region.
It is a legally separate nation. It is a constitutent nation of the United Kingdom of Great Brityain and Northern Ireland.
How do people live in Scotland?
The most populated area of Scotland is Glasgow with an estimated population of 598,830 people.
No. Scotland is on the island of Great Britain and shares a common border with England.
What kind of houses does Scotland have?
There is a wide and diverse range of housing types across Scotland.
Traditional tenements,
4 in a block housing,
High Rise Flats,
Terraced housing,
Bungalows,
Semi-detached
Detached
