Scotland

Days Out Scotland & Things To Do UK

Scotland is a nation in north west Europe that makes up part of the United Kingdom. The country shares a border with England, and other than that is surrounded by water - the Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea and North Channel, which makes for a changeable climate.

The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, with it's magnificent castle. The city is also well known for the Edinburgh Festival and the associated Fringe, which is now the largest performing arts festival in the world.

Edinburgh Castle Forth Bridge Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Castle

Forth Bridge Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh Zoo

Main towns & villages in Scotland include:

     
  • Aberdeen
  • Angus
  • Argyll
  • Ayrshire
  • Banffshire
  • Berwickshire
  • Buteshire
  • Caithness
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Coltness
  • Dumfriesshire
  • Dumfries
  • Dunbartonshire
  • Dundee
  • East Lothian
  • Edinburgh
  • Elgin
  • Fife
  • Forfar
  • Glasgow
  • Inverness
  • Kincardineshire
  • Kinross-shire
  • Kirkcudbrightshire
  • Lanarkshire
  • Midlothian
  • Montrose
  • Morayshire
  • Nairnshire
  • Oban
  • Orkney
  • Peeblesshire
  • Perth
  • Perthshire
  • Renfrewshire
  • Ross and Cromarty
  • Roxburghshire
  • Selkirkshire
  • Stirling
  • Stirlingshire
  • Sutherland
  • West Lothian
  • Wigtownshire
  • Zetland

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