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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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Where is the smallest cathedral in United Kingdom?
I can start this answer off by confirming that the smallest cathedral city in England is Wells in Somerset. Wells is not much more than a small market town, but is granted city status by virtue of its cathedral. Wells cathedral - the cathedral church of the diocese of Bath and Wells - is one of the finest in Britain and has what is believed to be the finest west front in Europe. The Bishop's Palace next door is a large moated fortified building and is the oldest continually inhabited home in the country.
However, the smallest cathedral city in the UK is in Wales. St David's is a city in far west Pembrokeshire in south Wales. The city is smaller than many villages and yet boasts a fine cathedral and the shrine of David, patron saint of Wales.
There are many cathedrals that are smaller, but are in larger cities or even small towns (and hence do not count) - for example, St Asaph cathedral is regarded as the smallest in Wales and is not much bigger than an average parish church (as it used to be one anyway). Newport Cathedral (the cathedral of St Woolos - or Gwynlliw in Welsh - is also very small but larger than St Asaph, and is of course situated in the large City of Newport. In England Oxford Cathedral is actually the chapel of Christ College Oxford and generally regarded as the smallest cathedral in England, although Oxford is nowhere near a small city. Another very small cathedral is that of the diocese of Sodor and Man on the Isle of Man, but as Man is not strictly part of the UK, this does not count.
The top twenty are as follows:
1 St David's p. 1,797
2 The City of London p. 7,185
3. Wells p. 10,406
4. Bangor (Wales) p. 11,173
5. Armagh (NI) p. 14,590
6. Ely p. 15,102
7. Ripon p. 16,468
8. Truro p. 20,920
9. Chichester p. 23,731
10. Lichfield p. 27,900
11. Salisbury p. 44,450
12. Winchester p. 41,420
13. Canterbury p. 43,432
14. Hereford p. 47,201
Inverness (Scot), p. 51,832, was a medieval cathedral city, but lost that status during the reformation. It was granted city status by royal charter in 2000. The former cathedral is now a presbyterian parish called the Old High Kirk.
15. St Albans p. 64,038
16. Lisburn (NI) p. 71,465
17. Carlisle p. 71,733
18. Chester p. 77,040
19. Derry/Londonderry (NI) p. 83,652
Bath, p. 83,992, comes next but does not have a cathedral. Its does however have a magnificent cathedral-sized abbey, which was a joint cathedral for the diocese of Bath and Wells in the middle ages.
20. Lincoln p. 87,600
Originally, in the nineteenth century, it was because of the highland clearances in which landowners with that rented out to farmers (crofters in Scots) and clan chiefs that officially owned the land their clans lived on evicted the tenants and clansmen from their farmhouses (crofts) and abodes so they could rear sheep as they were more profitable - although before that, Scotland had it's own colony in north America known as Nova Scotia (and had planned to make one in Panama, which had failed) which was treated as an equal part of Scotland (same way France treated her colonies and now overseas territories) and a part of Scotland within the United Kingdom after the union of parliaments.
In more modern days, it's more likely to be the poor state of living in most of Scotland because of our presence in the united kingdom. (Overall, Scotland doesn't loses a small amount of money to westminster, and has to give away it's possible exports such as Electricity, Fruit, and most crucially Oil - Scotland is a major oil-producing nation and doesn't receive a penny for it)
Why are people scared of the Loch Ness monster?
People often have a fear of the unknown. If you don't know what something is you can't be absolutely certain that it doesn't pose a threat to you so people tend to be suspicious of things until they know them to be harmless. However people who don't believe in the existence of the 'Loch Ness Monster' don't fear something which they don't believe even exists.
Where did the Scots originate?
No.
Before there was a country named Scotland most of the area was Pictland.
The Scots lived in the west of the country and also across the narrow waters in the north of Ireland.
The Picts did not use the usual way of passing on the leadership from father to son but through the female line, (usually the son of the kings' sister).
After many years a man from the Scots was made King over the Picts, (though not the far north), and after a while everyone took to speaking Scots Gaelic, (pronounced Gallic).
The people were still Picts but they gradually became Scots by the use of the new language. The Gaelic Scots who conquered the Picts certainly did come from Ireland. But thousands of years before that, every single Celt who lived in Ireland came from Scotland, and before that, Britain and the continent.
When was James you crowned king of Scotland?
There were several different kings of Scotland with the name James. Scotland's King James the Sixth was also crowned King James the First of England.
What are the words engraved on the mace of the Scottish parliament?
'Wisdom. Justice. Compassion. Integrity.'
Is cumbria in Scotland or wales?
Cumbria is in England actually. It used to be comprised two counties: Cumberland and Westmorland. The English National Park - The Lake District - is in this area of north west England.
What is the Scottish Sport called?
Caber tossing.
This involves rugged, handsome men in kilts throwing large logs as far as they can.
Where in Scotland are highland games held?
The best known of the Highland games is the Braemar Gathering which the Royal Family attends.
What treaty joined England and Scotland?
I presume you mean WHEN did Scotland and England unite! If so, the Union of the Crowns took place in 1603 and the Union of the Parliaments in 1707. A Scottish Parliament (within the UK) was recreated in 1999.
What can Switzerland be compared to in size?
The size of Switzerland is about 41,000 square km. It's alomost identical in size to the countries Netherlands, Denmark and Bhutan. It's like Massachusetts and New Jersey taken together.
When does Scotland get summer?
The Scottish summer time is the same as the rest of the UK, officially from the last Sunday in March, till the last Sunday in October (for 2010).
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and as such, Scottish people are British. The nationality of a Scot is listed in his/her passport as 'British Citizen'.
What is the time difference between Glasgow to New York?
5 hours. Example: 8 AM in Manhatten, New York = 1 PM in Scotland.
What is the most northern city in Scotland?
Inverness was fairly recently declared a city otherwise Aberdeen
When did England and Scotland split up from the united kingdom?
They haven't. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are still part of the UK. However, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a form of devolved government and are able to legislate about most things except for economic, foreign and military policy.
Can I use senior citizen bus pass in Scotland on Glasgow airport shuttle bus?
No. And if your bus pass was issued outside Scotland, you cannot use it anywhere else in Scotland either.
Loch Ness is the longest, and largest by volume, body of water in Great Britain. It is 37km long and sits in the basin of the Great Glen. Loch Ness is only the second largest loch by surface area, Loch Lomond is 71 km² and Loch Ness has a surface area of 56.4 km².
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. It is in the Lieutenancy of Glasgow, and the police and fire districts of Strathclyde. Population: 578,790.
It used to be in Renfrewshire before the local government restructure in 1974.Scotland
West central Scotland on the river Clyde.
. In the West of Scotland, on the River Clyde some 26 miles up-river from the Estuary (Firth of Clyde).
Glasgow is a city in Scotland, UK.
On the banks of the River Clyde, in west central Scotland.
What does the English call the alcoholic drink which is called heavy in Scotland?
Beer that would be called 'bitter' in England is called 'heavy' in Scotland - and is quite a bit stronger!
