scotland

scotland scotland scotland, most northerly of the four parts of the united kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of great britain. the name scotland derives from the latin scotia, land of the scots, a celtic people from ireland who settled on the west coast of great britain about the 5th century ce. an austere land, subject to extremes of weather, scotland has proved a difficult home for countless generations of its people, who have nonetheless prized it for its beauty and unique culture. “ uplift and an eastward tilting of the highlands some 50 million years ago (during the eocene epoch) formed a watershed near the west coast. as a result, most rivers drain eastward, but deeply glaciated rock …

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