Scotland

Table of contents

• Where is Scotland?• Country facts• Flag• Patron Saint• Motto and anthem• Capital of Scotland• Major cities • Offical language

Table of contents

• The longest river• The largest lake• The highest point• The lowest point• National flower and official animal• Scotland is famous for• Famous Scots• Scottish inventors and inventions• Interesting facts

Where is Scotland?

• in north-west Europe• part of Great Britain and

the UK• shares a land border to

the south with England • it is bounded by the

North Sea on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west

Country facts

• Area: 78,789 sq km• Population: 5,054,800 (2002)• Nationality: Scottish and British• Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)• Main Religions: Church of Scotland

(Presbyterian) Scottish Episcopal Church,

Roman Catholicism

Scottish flag

Saint Andrew’s Cross

Patron Saint

Saint Andrew

celebrated on 30th

November

Motto and anthem

• Scottish motto is ”In My Defens God Me Defend”.

• National anthem of Scotland is

“Flower of Scotland”.

Capital

EdinburghEdinburgh

Major cities

Aberdeen Dundee Glasgow

Official language

English (Scottish Gaelic is spoken by 1.4 percent of the population)

The longest river

River TayRiver Tay - 193 km (120 miles) long

The largest lake

Loch Lomond – 40 km (24 miles) long

The highest point

Ben Nevis (1,343 m)

The lowest point

Bed of Loch Morar (300 m below sea level)

National flower and official animal

• The national flower of Scotland: THISTLE

• The official animal of Scotland: UNICORN

Scotland is famous for:

Kilts BagpipesKilts Bagpipes

Scotland is famous for:

Sword Dance

a Scottish national dance

Scotland is famous for:

The Loch Ness Monster or Nessie – a mysterious monster that is said to lurk in

the dephts of the water

Scotland is famous for:

• Medieval castles :

Edinburgh Castle – home to the Scottish Crown Jewels

Palace of Holyroodhouse - the official seat of the reigning Scottish monarch

Scotland is famous for:

Clans generally identify with geographical areas originally controlled by the Chiefs. Most clans

have their own tartan pattern.

Scotland is famous for:

Poetry and songs Of Robert Burns

(Auld Lang Syne – a song sang at the stroke of midnight to celebrate the start of the New Year)

Scotland is famous for:

Scotch Whisky

Scotland is famous for:

Haggis a traditional Scottish dish served with turnip and

potato. It is normally made with the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep, traditionally boiled in the

animal's stomach. 

Scotland is famous for:

• The Caber Toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event practised at the Scottish Highland Games involving the tossing of a large wooden pole called a caber.

Famous Scots

ROBERT BURNS WALTER SCOTT

a poet a poet

Famous Scots

R. L. STEVENSON A. CONAN DOYLE

a writer a physician &

writer(stories about

the Detective

Sherlock Holmes)

Famous Scots DAVID HUME LORD KELVIN

a philosopher formulated

the‘Kelvin’ scale

of absolute

temperature

Famous Scots

ANNIE LENNOX WET WET WET

a singer-songwriter a pop rock band

Famous Scots

TRAVIS SIMPLE MINDS

a post-Britpop band a rock band

Famous Scots

SUSAN BOYLE SEAN CONNERY

a singer an actor

Scottish inventors & inventions

Alexander Fleming

a Scottish bacteriologist who discovered Penicillin in 1928, which won him the Nobel Prize

Scottish inventors & inventions

James Watt

steam engine

Scottish inventors & inventions

Alexander Graham Bell

invented the first practical telephone in

1876

Scottish inventors & inventions

John Logie Baird inventor of the

television. In 1925 he sent and received the

first wireless television signal.

Scottish inventors & inventions

Dolly the Sheep – the first cloned mammal at the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh. She lived

healthy for six years.

Interesting facts

• The modern game of golf was first dveloped and established in Scotland in the 15th century.

• Edinburgh was the first city in the world which had its own fire-brigade.

• Edinburgh, like Rome, was built on seven hills.

Interesting facts

• The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh, is only its second largest city, after Glasgow.

• Scotland is home to the oldest tree in Europe, a twisted yew which has stood in Fortingall for 3,000 years. According to local legend, Pontius Pilate was born in its shade and played there as a child.

Interesting facts

• The raincoat was invented in1824 in Scotland by Charles Macintosh, a chemist born in Glasgow.

• One of Scotland’s most famous products, whisky, was actually invented in China. It was first distilled by monks in Ireland in the early 15th century, before reaching Scotland 100 years later.

Can you answer?

• What’s the capital city of Scotland?

• What is Scotland famous for?

• Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

• Describe Scotland’s flag.

• Name famous Scots.

• Who discovered Penicillin?

• Who invented the first practical telephone?

Made by:

Ana Bićanić, 6c