Scotland He who has not seen Scotland does

Scotland He who has not seen Scotland does not really know Great Britain…

Scotland: Status: Country Capital: Edinburgh Largest city: Glasgow Languages: English Recognised regional languages : Scots, Scottish Gaelik Government Monarch: Elizabeth II First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon British Government Prime Minister: David Cameron Secretary of State: David Mundell Legislature: Scottish Parliament

Symbols of Scotland:

a thistle

a flag

Its patron St. Andrew

The national costume

Scotland’s national sport - golf

The national musical instrument - bagpipes

The national dish - haggis

Highland fling

The Edinburgh festival

Scotland’s attractions

The Lake District

Edinburgh Castle

Holyrood House

Holyrood Gate

The Cannongate

Princes Street

The Outlook Tower with Camera Obscura

The national Library of Scotland

The Statue of Sherlock Holmes in Picardy Place

The Royal Mile

Greyfriars Bobby

Famous Writers

Sir Walter Scott (1771 -1832) A Scottish writer and poet

Scott Monument in Edinburgh The Statue of the writer and of his dog

Sir Walter Scott’s home

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 -1894) A Scottish writer

George Gordon Byron (1788 -1824)

The home of Catherine Gordon, Aberdeen

Tobias Smollett (George) (1721 -1771) A Scottish novelist, travel-writer

Robert Burns (1759 -1796) The great Scottish poet

Alloway – the birthplace of R. Burns in South West Scotland