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The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
Enlargeable relief map of Scotland. Geography of Scotland. Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom. Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England; Population of Scotland: 5,436,600 (2022 census) Area of Scotland: 78 772 km 2 (30,414 square miles), approximately 32% of the area of the United ...
Description: Map of Scotland (dark blue) within the United Kingdom. Date: 27 August 2012, 18:17 (UTC): Source: This file was derived from: United Kingdom in the British Isles.svg:
Malcolm IV of Scotland in a charter to the monastery of Scone states it was founded "in principali sede regni nostri". [40] Alexander III of Scotland became the first King of Scots to be crowned rather than enthroned in 1249 at Scone. [39] Scone was described by John of Fordun on the crowning of as the "sedes superior", the principal seat of ...
The Scottish Borders (Scots: the Mairches, lit. 'the Marches'; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. [3] The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire.
Improved Sweden based on "File:Map of Sweden, CIA, 1996.jpg" 2011-04-08T15:53:07Z Alphathon 680x520 (438878 Bytes) Upgraded/fixed various parts of the map. Details: *Some minor fixes to Ireland and added some of the larger lakes based on [[:File:Ireland_trad_counties_named.svg]] *Pretty major fixes to Scotland (mainly the west coast and i
The Centre of Stirling Bridge - The Heart of Scotland. Matthew Paris's map of 1247 shows a clear north–south divide to Scotland. Proverbially Stirling is the strategically important "Gateway to the Highlands". It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together".