Portal:Scotland

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology 60px Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is part of the United Kingdom, and shares a land border to the south with England. It has a population of 5,295,400 and an area of 78,800 km2. Scotland shares a 60 mile (96 km) land border to the south with England, and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. Scottish waters border those of Norway, the Faeroes, Iceland and Republic of Ireland. Apart from the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands, giving it a coastline of approximately 6,200 miles (9,900 km). The Kingdom of Scotland was united in 843, by Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots, and is thus one of the oldest still-existing countries in the world. Scotland existed as an independent state until the Act of Union, 1 May, 1707. The flag of Scotland - the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross - is thought to be the oldest national flag still in use. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Saint Andrew's Day, on 30 November, is Scotland's national day. There are currently attempts to create a national holiday on this day. Scottish people have played prominent parts in many important inventions and discoveries. ...that William Auld (pictured) is one of the major figures of Esperanto literature and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times? ...that Archie Roy had an asteroid named after him? ...that John Gregorson Campbell was at the same time a church minister and a folklorist? ...that Herbert Lawford won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1887 and was the first Scot to do so? Or that Harold Mahony was the last before Andy Murray? ...that Clydebank was largely rural until 1870 and was a whinstone and limestone mining area? ...that Mea Allan was the first female editor on Fleet Street? ...that in 1972, Neil Armstrong was welcomed into the town of Langholm, and happily declared the town his home? And that he and Buzz Aldrin both had Scottish ancestry? ...that Opera in Scotland dates back to the eighteenth century, and that a number of operas have been written on Scottish themes including Lucia di Lammermoor? ...that Scotland has an indigenous form of wrestling, known as the Backhold? ...that the Theatre Royal, Dumfries is the country's oldest working theatre? Scotland People — History — Politics — Education — Law — Military — Religion — Sport — Organisations — Lists Geography of Scotland Subdivisions — Cities — Demographics — Environment Economy of Scotland Companies — Science and technology — Tourism — Transport — Brands Scottish culture Arts — Cuisine — Languages — Literature — Media — Music Buildings and structures in Scotland Listed buildings — Scheduled Ancient Monuments — Tourist attractions WikiProject Scotland WikiProject Clans of Scotland WikiProject Deletion sorting/Scotland WikiProject Medieval Scotland WikiProject Scotland Peer Review WikiProject Scottish Castles WikiProject Scottish Islands WikiProject Transport in Scotland History Timeline | Prehistoric Scotland | Scotland in the High Middle Ages | Wars of Scottish Independence | Scottish Enlightenment | Colonization | Acts of Union 1707 | Jacobitism | Highland Clearances Politics Scottish Parliament | Scottish Government | First Minister of Scotland | Member of the Scottish Parliament | Secretary of State for Scotland | Scotland Office Geography Geology | Climate | Mountains and hills | Islands | Lochs Economy Companies | Bank of Scotland | Royal Bank of Scotland | North Sea oil | Scotch whisky | Harris Tweed Demographics Scottish Gaelic language | Scots language | Scottish English | Highland English | Burghs Culture Education | Scottish Football Association | Scottish Rugby Union | Clans |Highland games | Hogmanay | Innovations & discoveries Symbols Flags (National Flag | Royal Standard) | Royal Arms (UK/Scottish) | Tartan | Bagpipes | Tartan Day Please visit the Scottish Wikipedians' notice board and help to write new Scotland-related articles, and expand and improve existing ones. Visit Wikipedia:WikiProject Scotland/Assessment, and help out by assessing unrated Scottish articles. Add the Project Banner to Scottish articles around Wikipedia. Participate in WikiProject Scotland's Peer Review, including responding to PR requests and nominating Scottish articles. Help nominate and select new content for the Scotland portal. Ireland Northern Ireland Isle of Man Wales England Cornwall United Kingdom Wikipedia ann an Gàidhlig na h-Alba and Scots Wikipaedia The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals