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1. Nessie the Loch Ness Monster lives near Inverness
in the Loch Ness. Many people believe they will see him when they visit
the loch!
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2. Rob Roy MacGregor escaped the English by jumping
the gorge at Killiecrankie.
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3. J K Rowling who wrote Harry Potter is married a man from a town called Huntly which is about 30 miles from Elgin. |
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4. Hogmanay is the name for the Scottish New Year.
Many people across the world sing Auld Lang Syne when the New Year starts.
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5. People like to fish for salmon on the River Spey.
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6. One of Scotland's national dishes is Haggis which
is traditionally made using the gut of a sheep abd blood!
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7. Our national instrument is the bagpipes. This is a picture of a piper wearing traditional clothing and busking with his bagpipes. |
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8. There are 5.5 million people living in Scotland. |
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9. Elgin is in the heart of whisky making Scotland and many tourists base themselves in Elgin while visiting the many local distilleries. This distillery is called Glenfarclas. |
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10. Our national flower is the thistle.
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11. In 1998 opening game of the World Cup, Scotland
played Brazil in France. We lost.
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12. Burns night is celebrate on the 25th of January.
People recite poetry and songs written by Robert Burns. They also eat
Haggis, Neeps (turnip) and Tatties (potatoes). A toast is made to the
Haggis.
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13. We have lots of snow in the winter - just right
for all the tourists and local people who like skiing. Our most popular
ski resorts are at The Letch and The Cairngorms.
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14. One boy in our class has famous grandparents -
they own Baxters of Speyside. They are famous for producing jams and
soups. Their produce is sent all around the world.
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15. Gaelic is the national language of Scotland. It
is mainly spoken by people living on the West Coast of Scotland, and
the Western Islands. There is a big push just now keeping the language
alive. In our area of the North East of Scotland we speak a dialect
called Doric.
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16. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone over
100 years ago. He lived in Elgin for a short while.
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17. We have big, brown, hairy cows with huge horns
and wet noses. They are called Highlands Cows or Heilan'Coos!
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18. Scotland has many mountains that people travel
from all over the world to climb. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain
in the British Isles.
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21. The capital of Scotland is Edinbourgh which used
to be known as Auld Reekie because there were so many chimneys. It used
to be biggest city in Scotland but now Glasgow is.
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22. Scotland has large areas of open land with no
houses or buildings. And in Shetland the land is so open and rugged
that are no trees growing.
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23. Scotland invented the game of golf and one of
the first courses was built at St Andrews where Prince William attends
University.
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24. There are special fish called Smokies and they
are specially smoked in a town called Arbroath on the Coast of Scotland.
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25. Some Scots men wear skirts called kilts. They
are made of a material called Tartan. In olden days each family - clan
had their own tartan and so was instantly recognisable. Nowadays kilts
are mainly worn at functions like wedding and Highland Games. Or as
'Sunday best'.
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26. The Scottish flag is blue with a white diagonal
cross. It is known as the Saltire. There is also a yellow flag with
a red lion standing upright on its hind leg. This flag is known as the
Lion Rampant. This flag was used in battles and is now often used by
supporters of football.
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27. St Andrews is the patron saint of Scotland and
he was crucified on a diagonal cross - ence the reason why we have diagonal
cross on our natonal flag.
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28. A ceilidh is the name given to a Scottish party
where people sing, dance and tell stories. Adults also drink lots of
whisky at a ceilidh!
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29. There are dolphins in the Moray Firth which is
about 8 miles from our school. You often see them at Lossiemouth Beach
and from the visitor centre at Spey Bay. In summer you can go out on
a boat to spot them.
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30. Scotland has many islands around it. To the north
are the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands and to the west there
are the Western Islands. Our teacher's mum grew up on the Island of
Stroma shown in this photo.
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31. Christianity is the main religion of Scotland
and in our town of Elgin there are over 10 different Christian churches.
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32. Near Elgin is Pluscarden Abbey where many monks
live. They grow and sell fruit, vegetables, wine and honey. They spend
a lot of time praying and singing.
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33. Elgin is the smallest city in Scotland.
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WE CERTAINLY TRIED OUR BEST WITH THIS PROJECT! WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED FINDING OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCOTLAND WE ARE REALLY LOVING LEARNING ABOUT YOURS! |
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