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2. Tourism in Scotland - Wikipedia

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   Scotland is a well-developed tourist destination, with tourism generally being responsible for sustaining 200,000 jobs mainly in the service sector, with tourist spending averaging at £4bn per year. [1] In 2013, for example, UK visitors made 18.5 million visits to Scotland, staying 64.5 million nights and spending £3.7bn.

3. List of Scottish inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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   Often, things that are discovered for the first time are also called "inventions" and in many cases there is no clear line between the two. Some Scottish contributions have indirectly and directly led to controversial political ideas and policies, such as the measures taken to enforce British hegemony in the time of the British Empire . [ 2 ]

4. Ailsa Craig - Wikipedia

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   Ailsa Craig (/ ˈeɪlsə /; Scots: Ailsae Craig; Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 99 ha (240 acres) in the outer Firth of Clyde, 16 km ( nmi) west of mainland Scotland, upon which microgranite has long been quarried to make curling stones.

5. 10 things you have to do when visiting Scotland - AOL

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   Scotland is a country where you can experience every season in one day, visit a pub for a dram of whisky and feel like you're in "Game of Thrones." 10 things you have to do when visiting Scotland ...

6. Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh) - Wikipedia

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   Founder. Patrick Murray. Owner. City of Edinburgh Council. Website. Official website. The Museum of Childhood is a museum which houses a collection of children 's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood. [1]

7. National symbols of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Arms of Scotland [2] is a coat of arms symbolising Scotland and the Scottish monarchs.The blazon, or technical description, is "Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the second", meaning a red lion with blue tongue and claws on a yellow field and surrounded by a red double royal tressure flory counter-flory device.