Scotland Scotland is a country in the United kingdom to the north of England.Its symbol is a thistle,Its St. Andrew. Scotland is one of four parts of the GB. Scotland's area is more than half as big as England's. The main cities of the country are its capital
Edinburgh is not the largest city in Scotland. Glasgow, which lias a population of over one million, is twice as large as Edinburgh. Even so, Edinburgh remains the centre of the life of Scotland. Here are the administrative centres of the Navy, the Army, and tlie Air Force, the chief banks and offices; and the famous university
Edinburg Edinburgh and the main industrial center Glasgow. Scottish towns look very different from english towns. Some words about Edinburgh. Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is one of Britains most attractive cities. Its a city for people who like to walk. The Edinburg militari tatto place every August and September and is known throughourt the world.
Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872.
People who live in Scotland arc Scots. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, but Scotland has no separate Parliament, for the Scottish MPs (Members of Parliament) sit with the English ones in Westminster in London
Edinburgh is famous for many things: its festivals (plays and music), its college of medicine, its museums and libraries, and for its writers Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and others.
The Cannongate The Canongate is a former burgh and township with its own administrative set-up which was incorporated by a growing Edinburgh, in It now remains as a small but important district at the heart of the capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh, unlike Glasgow, has no large factories. Publishing is its well-known industry. It has been famous for its printers since the early years of the sixteenth century, when the first Scottish printing-press was set up within its walls. The publishing of books is today a very important industry. Much printing is done f or London publishing houses, and there are many paper-mills near Edinburgh.
The Scott Monument The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.
Edinburgh is a beautiful city. The first thing you see in Edinburgh is the Rock - the very large hill in the middle of the city, on which stands Edinburgh Castle.. The Castle looks like a castle from a fairy-tale, and parts of it are more than a thousand years old. From the top of the Castle there is a beautiful view of the hill and the sea. Besides the Castle there are many other interesting buildings, such as Holyrood Palace which is the old royal residence, the Art Gallery, the University of Edinburgh
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