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panstwa. Milego ogladania. Katarzyna Wisniewska
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"Of all the small nations on earth, perhaps only
the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their
contribution to mankind."Winston Churchill
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The geography of Scotland
Scotland is the north part of Great Britain. This
part is full of mountains and lakes.
The highest mountain is Ben Nevis (1 343 m) and
there are several mountains over 1 000 m high.
There are a lot of lakes. The Scottish word loch
names an arm of the sea or an inland lake. The
biggest inland lake is Loch Lomond. It is 36
kilometres long. The sea nearly cuts
the mountains into three parts. The Firth
of Clyde and the Firth of Forth come between the
Southern Uplands and the Grampian Highlands. The
Great Glen and Loch Ness come between the
Grampian Highlands and the North Western
Highlands.
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In addition to mainland Scotland, the country
also includes quite a number of rather bleak,
windswept islands. The three biggest groups are
the Hebrides to the north-west, the Orkney
Islands just off the coast of northern Scotland
and the Shetlands further to the north. Scotland
has a population of 5.1 million. Glasgow, the
largest city, is on the Clyde. Edinburgh, the
capital, is on the Forth. There are two other
large cities Dundee and Aberdeen.
The Scottish flag is a white cross on a blue
background. The cross is the cross of Saint
Andrew. Saint Andrew was a friend of Jesus and
the brother of Saint Peter. Scotland has also a
national emblem. It is a wild plant thistle.
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Short history - part 1
c. 3000BC    Pre-dating the pyramids, Neolithic
peoples build astronomical temples or
observatories in Orkney, Lewis and Arran (some of
which are now World Heritage sites) 1057   The
demise of Celtic Scotland with the death of King
Macbeth 1270-1305   The life of William Wallace,
one of Scotlands greatest heroes, known
popularly as Braveheart 1314   The battle of
Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce famously beat
the invading English 1411   St. Andrews
University founded (Scotlands oldest University,
now attended by Prince William) 1451   Glasgow
University founded 1495   Aberdeen University
founded 1543-1587   The reign of Mary Queen of
Scots, one of Scotlands most romantic figures
1583   Edinburgh University founded 1603   A
Scots King ascends the throne of England (James
VI of Scotland becomes James I of England)
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Short history - part 2
1707   The union of the parliaments of Scotland
and England 1715   The first Jacobite Rebellion
1745   The second Jacobite Rebellion (Bonnie
Prince Charlie) 1746   The defeat of Bonnie
Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden 1933  
The story of the Loch Ness Monster first appears
in the press 1999   Presiding Officer Sir David
Steel opens the new Scottish Parliament with the
words The Scottish Parliament, adjourned on
25th March 1707, is hereby reconvened.
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The guid Scots TONGUE
When you go to Scotland, what language do you
hear? The answer is Scots a group of dialects
of English that have emerged independently to
those of England over the last thousand years. In
the far north-west you might also hear Gaelic, a
completely different language, very similar to
Irish Gaelic and related to Welsh and the Breton
of north-west France. Wee sleekit, courin,
timrous beastie was how Robert Burns described a
mouse he had seen while out working on his farm
in Ayrshire on the west coast. That is to say,
the animal was small, cunning and frightened.
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The worlds most patriotic textile TARTAN
A tartan is the checked design of the woollen
material from which kilts or pleated Scottish
skirts are made. The first recorded use of the
name tartan was not until the 16th century,
when the Lord High Treasurer bought a measure of
Hieland tartan to make a pair of trousers for
King James V (1513-42). Before long, every clan
had its own tartan of symbolic colours.
Kilts are worn by men and women, but a mans kilt
has a pocket made from leather and silver. Its
worn in front and its called a sporran.
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Music and Dance
The highlanders play music on the bagpipes. The
piper blows air into a bag. He holds this bag
under his arm and presses the air into the other
pipes. In this way the music never stops. The
bagpipes make a very loud sound. It can be heard
a long way away.
A lot of people like to dance Scottish dances.
The most popular Scottish dances are the Highland
fling and the sword dance.
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NEEPS and TATTIES the food of Scotland
The national dish of Scotland, haggis, is made of
sheeps organs and oats boiled in a sheeps
stomach. Traditionally, it is accompanied by
mashed turnips (neeps) and mashed potatoes
(tatties). In Scotland, people eat haggis on
Burns Night - 25th of January.
Whisky is the national drink of Scotland. It is
made from water and barley. Connoisseurs can
write books about flavour, texture, bouquet, and
how and when to drink whisky. But even the most
experienced professional tasters cannot agree on
what elements make Scotch whisky so unique. The
one point of agreement however is still that
there is certainly something very special about
it.
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In search of the Loch Ness MONSTER
The first recorded sightings of a strange
creature in the Loch took place in the year 565.
Over the centuries several sightings of the
monster kept the story alive in peoples minds.
In the 1930s a new road constructed on the banks
of the Loch created better views of the surface,
although some suggest that it was the noise
during construction that woke up the beast.
Whatever the reason, eye-witness accounts started
to pour in and a real explosion of interest
began. At that time the term The Loch Ness
Monster was conceived.