Let’s Learn About Scotland

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Where is Scotland?

Map of Scotland

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A Few Facts About Scotland

The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.The money used is called the pound sterling.The population of Scotland is 4,996,000.The language spoken is English.Scotland is part of the United Kingdom.

Let’s Visit Some Important Cities in ScotlandEdinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city.

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Glasgow

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Famous Sights in ScotlandStirling Castle

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Stirling Castle is from medieval times and is near Edinburgh.

It is open to visitors.

Famous Castles and Historic Houses Go to this website to visit these and more - www.aboutscotland.co.uk/castles/castles.html

www.aboutscotland.co.uk/crichton/castle.html www.aboutscotland.co.uk/mqsh1.html

Ancient Stones of Scotlandwww.stonepages.com/ancient_scotland/home.htm

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What Scottish Kids Do

Scottish kids enjoy many sports. They play football, soccer, rugby, squash and golf.They like to bicycle, hike and fish in the summer. In the winter they ski and sled.

Scotland’s Important PeopleAlexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephoneAndrew Carnegie -came to the U.S. and made a fortune in the iron and steel business. He gave money to build many of our libraries.Sean Connery - an actor who starred the in the first James Bond movies.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - the author of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.Sheena Easton - famous pop singerCaptain Kidd - a famous pirateJohn Muir -founded our U.S. National Park systemRobert Louis Stevenson - author of Treasure Island

Scotland is famous for…Haggis- a food made from the organs of sheep and oatmeal.Kilts - traditional Scottish woolen cloth costume with a tartan or plaid pattern. This is a skirt that men wear. Bagpipers - people who play the bagpipes, a traditional Scottish instrument

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Scottish Culture

Scots celebrate many holidays. Here is a web page that tells about the different holidays. www.rampantscotland.com/features/festivals.htm

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www.rampantscotland.com/clans/clans_index.htm

Scottish families are called clans and each clan has a special plaid to show what their family is. These are the plaids on their kilts.

What Scots Like to EatGo to this website to read about Scottish food. www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/fooddrink.html

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Learn More About ScotlandScotlandhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/Scotland/ScotlandHome.htmlTravel for Kidswww.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Scotland/scotland.htmScotland Musical Instrumentshttp://www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/bagpipe.htm

Scotlandhttp://library.thinkquest.org/J0112187/scotland.htm

Books to Read

A Visit to Scotland. Chris Oxlade and Anita Ganeri. Heinemann Library. 2001.