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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).
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 ...
The Heart of Scotland services known as Harthill is close to the centre of the M8 motorway, Scotland's main road linking East with West. Cumbernauld , also in the Central Belt, is a watershed with one of its rivers (from which its name is derived) flowing to the east and the other flowing west.
The land area of Scotland is 30,090 square miles (77,900 km 2), 32% of the area of the United Kingdom (UK). The mainland of Scotland has 6,160 miles (9,910 km) of coastline. The morphology of Scotland was formed by the action of tectonic plates, and subsequent erosion arising from glaciation.
Very Rev John Gillespie (1834–1912) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1903. Rev Henry Duncan (1774–1846) founder of the Trustee Savings Bank (TSB). William Grierson (1792–1847), paternal grandfather of Argentine physician Cecilia Grierson .
Viking Age sites in Scotland (14 P) Pages in category "Scandinavian Scotland" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
Scotland in the High Middle Ages is a relatively well-studied topic and Scottish medievalists have produced a wide variety of publications. Some, such as David Dumville, Thomas Owen Clancy and Dauvit Broun, are primarily interested in the native cultures of the country, and often have linguistic training in the Celtic languages.
Birsay (/ ˈ b ʌ r s iː /) (Old Norse: Birgisherað) [1] is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture: chiefly grassland used to rear beef cattle. There are various ancient monuments in the parish.