• The official gateway to Scotland provides information on Scottish culture and living, working, studying, visiting, and doing business in Scotland.
    • 2.3 Kingdom of Scotland
    • 2.4 Wars of Scottish Independence
    • 2.7 Industrial age and the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, and Glasgow is its largest city. Scotland and its offshore islands comprise the northernmost part of the United Kingdom.
  • The name of Scotland comes from the Latin name for the Gaels – a linguistic group, native to Scotland and other areas of the United Kingdom (UK).
  • Plan your trip around Scotland with an interactive map. Explore all regions of Scotland with maps by Rough Guides.
  • 5. .scot is not a ccTLD, but a GeoTLD, open to use by all with a connection to Scotland or Scottish culture. .uk as part of the United Kingdom is also used.
  • Scotland is the most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain.
  • Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe, one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
  • While the Yew first sprouted long after the first people moved to Scotland over 12,000 years ago, it’s probably as old as the first settlements at Fortingall.
  • National Geographic has just included Scotland in their Best of the World 2024 list, and Far North Scotland has been named as one of Lonely Planet’s Best in...