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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Geography Of Scotland. Scotland is a very small country, 274 miles(441km) long. The coastline is so jagged that it adds up to 2000 miles(3218km). Because of Scotlands narrowness and its deep inlets, it is never possible to get far away from the sea. Scotland occupies the northern third of the islands of Great Britain. The river Tweed and the Cheviot Hills form Scotland’s southern border with England. The Northwest Channel separates the southwestern Scotland from Northern Ireland. The North Sea separates Scotland from the mainland of Europe. Also, Scotland faces the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. The river Clyde is the most important river in Scotland. The Clyde was narrow and shallow until the 1700s, when engineers widened and deepened the river to make it navigable. Most of Scotland’s lakes, called lochs, lie in deep Highland valleys. One of the canals lakes is famous for its “monster”. People Of Scotland. The people of Scottish Highlands were originally of Celtic descent, and a small number still speak Gaelic. In the southern part of the nation, the people are descended from anciet Scots with Nordic influences and a bit of Anglo-Saxon. The Scots have been stereotyped as thrifty, cautious and careful of detail. Most church-going Scots belong to the national Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian. They have great respect for learning, and their history is full of people of humble birth who acquired university educations. In the early days, the ruggedness of the land led to the separation of the Highlanders into small groups called clans. The traditional garment of the Highland clansmen is the kilt(short, pleated skirt) which is suitable for climbing the rough hills. Each clan had its own colorful pattern- called a tartan- for weaving cloth. Today, the kilt is now a national costume. History Of Scotland.  The history of Scotland begins around 14.000 years ago. Humans inhabited Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, which is known as the last ice age. The recorded history of Scotland began with the arrival of the Roman Empire in Birtain, when the Romans occupied what is now broadly England and Wales and the Scottish Lowlands, administering it as a Roman province called Britannia. As knowledge of the past increases, it has become clear that some developments were earlier and more advanced than thought, and that the seaways were very important to Scottish history. In the 5th century, Celtic immigrants from Ireland, called Scots, settled at the north of the Cylde. In the 10th century, the land became known as Scotland. After the Normans conquered England in 1066, many Anglo-Saxons from England settled in the Lowlands of Scotland. Thus, the Scots gradually adopted English ways. The last great battle in the war for independence was foughtin 1314 at Bannockburn near Stirling Castle. Robert the Bruce inflicted a disastrous defeat on superior English forces led by Edward II. In 1328, Edward III formally recognized Scotland’s independence.Scotland now had ffree trade with England and the colonies. Scotland shared in the inventions that brought about the Industrial Revolution and in the wealth that flowed in Britain from it. From the end of the 18th century, the history of Scotland merges with the rest of the United Kingdom. Thursday, July 15, 2010
In scotland, the most popular type of music is the traditional folk music. Below is an example of scottish highlander folk music. Please enjoy :)Popular folk instruments include bagpipes, tin whistle, harp and guitar. In the 1960s, there was a folk music reivival in Scotland. The music became popular and known by a lot of people. However, the music was only included in bands in the 1970s, which was first started by a Celtic band. Towards the end of the 21st century, there was another sign of revival, as there was more and more folk music composers produced. However, those composers are only interested in composing short forms of songs, but not operas and symphonies. Bagpipes Bagpipes is also present in the music history of Europe, North Africa and South Asia, it is still mostly found in Scotland. The bagpipes are used in certain folk songs, and are very popular amongst those instruments. You can also find competitions of Bagpipes in Scotland, which is pretty common. Tin whistles Tin whistles were also common in folk music too. The oldest Tin whistle found in Scotland now is to be dated back to the 14th and 15th century, and can now be found in the Museum of Scotland. in is very common in Scotland music now, and common for musicians of other instruments to know how to play one too.
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