Scotland

                                               Scotland

Scotland was Established in the early middle ages. The National flag of Scotland, known as the Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross, dates from the 9th century, and is the oldest national flag still in use. Since 1606 the Saltire has also formed part of the design of the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom.


Scotland has been a part of the United Kingdom since 1707. Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.  Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city with a population of about 589,900 people. The official language of Scotland is English. They a constitutional monarchy, the monarch being Elizabeth II.  

The Wallace Monument commemorates
 William Wallace the 13th-century Scottish hero.

An interesting character from Scotland's history is Sir William Wallace. William Wallace was born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was a Scottish patriot who led  a revolt against king Edward I of England. He has been a Big Hero of the Scots for more than 600 years. In 1296 Kind Edward booted The king of Scotland and stationed English soldiers in his place to rule the country. Wallace stepped up and became a leader and led bands of Scottish patriots who carried out a harsh war against the invading army. The English army advanced against Wallace and his troops and the English army was defeated at the battle of Sterling Bridge.  King Edward hurried back from France and led another set of heavily armed troops against the rebels and defeated them at Falkirk, Wallace escaped and carried on the fight in the mountains. Seven years later Wallace was captured and executed for Treason.  

Sir William Wallace

The later Sterling Bridge

Scottish Music is a significant aspect of the nation's culture with both traditional and modern influences. A famous traditional Scottish instrument is the Great Highland Bagpipe, a wind instrument consisting of three drones and a melody pipe called the chanter, which are fed continuously by a reservoir of air in a bag.  

Scottish Bagpipe Man

Highland Bagpipe

 Here is a video that shows some bagpipers playing "Scotland The Brave"