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The Scandinavian influence in Scotland was probably at its height in the mid-11th century [186] during the time of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, who attempted to create a single political and ecclesiastical domain stretching from Shetland to Man. [187] The Suðreyjar have a total land area of approximately 8,374 square kilometres (3,233 sq mi).
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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]
Viking Age sites in Scotland (14 P) Pages in category "Scandinavian Scotland" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
Scandinavian Scotland 793–1468; ... Scotland from the Matthew Paris map, c. 1250, ... Edinburgh. Now offices of the Bank of Scotland.
From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-1232-1. Gray, J. M. (March 1974) "The Main Rock Platform of the Firth of Lorn, Western Scotland". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. No. 61. JSTOR/The Royal Geographical Society.
Scotland from the Matthew Paris map, c. 1250. The long reign (900–942/3) of Causantín (Constantine II) is often regarded as the key to formation of the Kingdom of Alba. He was later credited with bringing Scottish Christianity into conformity with the Catholic Church.
The Small Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn [2]) are a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of mainland Scotland. Until 1891, Canna, Rùm and Muck belonged to the county of Argyll, [3] while Eigg belonged to ...