Scottish Crown can refer to Crown coin , see Scottish coinage Crown of Scotland , part of the Honours of Scotland, kept at Edinburgh Castle Scottish monarchy , see List of Scottish monarchs The Crown dab ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 Infobox Bus transit name Eastern Scottish logo logo size image First Manchester ... was new to Eastern Scottish for their Diamond Service . company slogan parent Scottish Bus Group 1985 ... stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator ceo website Eastern Scottish , of Edinburgh, Scotland , was a bus and coach operator and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group formerly SMT Group . Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as Eastern Scottish since the 1960s. Following privatisation in 1990 the company traded as SMT reviving the original name of the company Scottish Motor Traction ... Street, Edinburgh , Eastern Scottish had an operating area throughout the Lothian s, in the east ... day tours and private hires, as well as providing coaches for Scottish Citylink express from Edinburgh ... . History The Scottish Motor Traction Company Ltd. trading as SMT was formed in 1905, and expanded ... Company was renamed Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., although the SMT name remained in use until the early 1960s in the east, and was retained even longer in the Western SMT and Central SMT operating units of the Scottish Bus Group. Subsequently, Scottish Omnibuses , Scottish , and then Eastern Scottish fleetnames ... area did not pass to Scottish Omnibuses, but instead passed to sister company W. Alexander and Sons Ltd. In the Edinburgh area this history resulted in SMT Eastern Scottish retaining the right ... exclusive to SMT Eastern Scottish, and takeover of Gilmerton services by the corporation buses, albeit with competition from Eastern Scottish Birkenside and some Rosewell services. In 1958 Lowland Motorways ... acquisition in the west of Scottish Omnibuses territory was Baxter s Bus Service of Airdrie in 1962 ... s Motor Service of Dunbar in 1964. Stark s had operated some of its services jointly with Scottish ... the Baxter s business was acquired, adverse public reaction to the repainting of buses into Scottish ... more details
Scottish Highlander may refer to The people and culture of the Scottish Highlands Scottish Highlander barge Scottish Highlander barge a boutique hotel barge cruising the Caledonian Canal in Scotland Highland cattle are an ancient Scotland Scottish breed of beef cattle disambig ... more details
Image Lwow Kawiarnia Szkocka.jpg thumb alt Picture of the building that used to house the Scottish Caf The Scottish Caf s building now houses the Universal Bank in Lviv. Image KsiegaSzkocka1.JPG thumb Part of the Scottish Book with Stefan Banach Banach s and Stanislaw Ulam Ulam s notes. The Scottish Caf lang pl Kawiarnia Szkocka was the caf in Lviv Lw w now Lviv where, in the 1930s and 1940s, Poland Polish Lw w School of Mathematics mathematicians from the Lw w School collaboratively discussed mathematical problem research problem s, particularly in functional analysis and general topology topology . Stanislaw Ulam recounts that the tables of the caf had marble tops, so they could write in pencil, directly on the table, during their discussions. To keep the results from being lost, and after becoming annoyed with their writing directly on the table tops, Stefan Banach s wife provided the mathematicians with a large notebook, which was used for writing the problems and answers and eventually became known as the Scottish Book . The book a collection of solved, unsolved, and even probably unsolvable problems could be borrowed by any of the guests of the caf . Solving any of the problems ... mathematicians were associated with the Lw w School of Mathematics or contributed to The Scottish ... frontcover&dq Stefan Banach PPP1,M1 mr 1392949 cite book title The Scottish Book Mathematics from the Scottish Caf Including selected papers presented at the Scottish Book Conference held at North ... http www groups.dcs.st and.ac.uk history HistTopics Scottish Book.html s5 Scottish book http banach.univ.gda.pl e scottish book.html Scottish book Web page at http banach.univ.gda.pl e index.html Home ... szkocka1pol.pdf Manuscript of Scottish book PDF http banach.univ.gda.pl pdf ks szkocka ks szkocka3ang.pdf Typescript of English version of Scottish book PDF http www history.mcs.st and.ac.uk history Miscellaneous Scottish Cafe.html Kawiarnia Szkocka at the MacTutor archive http www.axler.net Banach.html ... more details
Saman English is a variety of the English language spoken by about 8,000 people in the Saman Peninsula , Dominican Republic . The speakers of Saman English are the descendants of African freed persons, who came from West Africa particularly Liberia beginning in 1824 when they were forced to learn the forms of the English language from British people British , Irish people Irish and Scottish people Scottish masters. The language is variously described a creole language, a dialect of English, or a linguistic entity fitting neither category. It is similar to that of English based creole languages Caribbean English Creoles spoken by the English speaking Caribbean. Samana English is related to that of the Bahamian Creole language. External links http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code eng Ethnologue report for English Saman English is described under the heading Dominican Republic DEFAULTSORT Samana English Category Languages of the Dominican Republic Category North American English Category Saman Province ie lang stub ... more details
of the Scottish cafe where the book was recorded and stored. Now, a bank. After World War II, an English ... The Scottish book url http banach.univ.gda.pl pdf ks szkocka ks szkocka3ang.pdf series English version of Scottish book Category History of mathematics Poland hist stub Ukraine hist stub mathematics lit stub de Schottisches Buch es Libro escoc s eu Eskoziar liburu fr Scottish Book pl Ksi ga Szkocka ...Image KsiegaSzkocka1.JPG thumb Part of the Scottish Book with Stefan Banach Banach s and Stanis aw Ulam Ulam s notes. The Scottish Book lang pl Ksi ga Szkocka was a thick notebook used by mathematicians of the Lwow School of Mathematics for jotting down problems meant to be solved. The notebook was named after the Scottish Caf where it was kept. Originally, the mathematicians who gathered at the cafe would write down the problems and equations directly on the cafe s marble table tops, but these would be erased at the end of each day, and so the record of the preceding discussions would be lost. The idea for the book was most likely originally suggested by Stefan Banach , or his wife, ucja, who purchased a large notebook and left it with the proprietor of the cafe. ref name den ref name ban Problems contributed by individual authors A total of 193 problems were written down in the book. ref name den Stanis aw Mazur contributed a total of 43 problems, 24 of them as a single author and 19 ... ulam After World War II, Steinhaus, now at the University of Wroc aw revived the tradition of the Scottish book by initiating The New Scottish Book . References reflist refs ref name den cite news url http www.day.kiev.ua 294878 title Scottish Book Lviv s mathematical relic work date January 2010 ... pdf ks szkocka ks szkocka3ang.pdf title The Scottish Book work sent by Stan Ulam from Los Alamos ... 1 pages 5 8 ref External links http www groups.dcs.st and.ac.uk history HistTopics Scottish Book.html s5 Scottish book preface Citation editor1 last Mauldin editor1 first R. Daniel title The Scottish ... more details
Scottish council may refer to Scottish Arts Council , a Scottish public body Local government in Scotland Scottish council , a form of local government in Scotland Scottish Council for Development and Industry , a non governmental, membership organisation which aims to strengthen Scotland s economic competitiveness Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations , the national body representing the voluntary sector in Scotland Scottish Funding Council , the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Executive to the country s colleges and universities Scottish Refugee Council , a charity disambig ... more details
, New England br Western United States langs American English Scots language Scots Scottish Gaelic ... by slaves in America was not English but Scottish Gaelic taught to them by Gaelic speakers who left ... mckinley biography.htm ref Theodore Roosevelt Scottish, Scots Irish, Dutch, English & French ..., Scottish, Scots Irish & English 40th President 1981 89 His great grandfather, John Wilson, emigrated ... November 2009 ref George H. W. Bush Scottish, Irish, Scots Irish & English 41st President 1989 93 His ... Heritage.com accessdate 19 November 2009 ref George W. Bush Scottish, Scots Irish & English 43rd .... Barack Obama Kenyan, Irish & English, with others including Scottish 44th President 2009 present ... Americans British American English American Irish American Scots Irish American List of Scottish ...Infobox Ethnic group group Scottish American br small Ameireaganaich Albannach image File Scottish Americans.JPG 280px caption small List of Scottish Americans Notable Scottish Americans br Gilbert Stuart ... Scottish Americans br 20 25 million ref name McCarthy James McCarthy and Euan Hague, Race, Nation, and Nature ... business officialReports meetingsParliament or 02 sor0911 02.htm Scottish Parliament Official ... committees europe papers 04 eup04 20.pdf Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee ... American s Cornish American s Scots Irish American s English American s Welsh American s Irish American s Scottish Americans or Scots Americans Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic Ameireaganaich ... . Scottish people Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots Irish American s, descendants of Ulster ... Ref a Celeste Ray, Introduction , p. 6, id., Scottish Immigration and Ethnic Organization in the United ... century. Recent studies state that there are between 30 40 million Americans who claim Scottish people Scottish and Scot Irish heritage in the United States. These figures include both Americans who claim Scottish heritage only as well as those who claim Scottish and other nationalities. Historical ... more details
of Parliament is a distinctively English principle which has no counterpart in Scottish Constitutional ..., primarily through the prevalence of the English language . Almost half of the Scottish population ...POV date February 2012 Use dmy dates date January 2012 Politics of Scotland Scottish independence lang ... independent sovereign state . Supporters of Scottish independence claim that Scotland s inability to fully control its own affairs, both nationally and internationally, is detrimental to Scottish interests ... of Scottish interests to remain in the United Kingdom. Those who oppose Scottish independence and endorse ... to be in the Scottish national interest , and argue that there are benefits enjoyed by Scotland as part of a great power , which do not compromise its distinctive Scottish national identity national identity . The Scottish Government has expressed its intention to hold an Scottish independence referendum ... publisher BBC accessdate 10 January 2012 ref History Scottish home rule Main Scottish Assembly The Visit ... a sense of a specifically Scottish national identity, which had been split between the Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopalian and Roman Catholic Church in Scotland Roman Catholic dominated Scottish Highlands Highlands and the Presbyterianism Presbyterian dominated Scottish Lowlands Lowlands ... by landlords. From the mid 19th century, calls for the devolution of control over Scottish affairs began to be raised, but support for full independence remained limited. The home rule movement for a Scottish ... cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk politics97 devolution scotland briefing history.shtml title Scottish ... and the Scottish Office were re established to promote Scotland s interests and voice its grievances ... House of Commons , and by the time a Scottish home rule bill was first presented to parliament in 1913 ... , although the Scottish Office was relocated to St. Andrew s House in Edinburgh during the 1930s. ref name bbchistory ref cite web url http www.skyminds.net politics scottish politics scottish home ... more details
raiders that attacked local residents. There were both English and Scottish clans in these groups ... with the difficult task of keeping the peace and punishing wrongdoers the Scottish and English Wardens ...File Marches map.JPG right thumb The Scottish marches File Carlisle Castle 03.jpg right thumb Carlisle castle Headquarters of the English Western March File Alnwick Castle 02.jpg right thumb Alnwick Castle Headquarters of the English Middle March File Lochmaben Castle 01.jpg right thumb Lochmaben castle Fortress of the Scottish Western March Scottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo Scottish border during the late medieval and early modern eras. They were first conceived in a treaty between Henry III of England and Alexander III of Scotland in 1249 as an attempt to control the Anglo Scottish border by providing a buffer zone. ref cite web url http ehr.oxfordjournals.org content XXXII CXXVIII 479.extract title The Office of Warden of the Marches its Origin and Early History publisher Oxford Journals accessdate 2011 12 18 ref On both sides of the Anglo Scottish border there were the West March, the Middle March and the East March. These regions nearly mirrored each other but there was some overlap between the Scottish and English regions. In the late 13th century Edward I of England ... united as the Kingdom of Great Britain , the Border clans would switch allegiance between the Scottish and English thrones depending on what was most favourable for the members of the clan. For a time ... entered the English language in 1530 as a result. ref cite web title Etymology of blackmail author ... I of England , the English considered it worth spending a fortune on the latest style of fortification s trace italienne to secure the town against Scottish attack. ref http www.berwick.org.uk berwick berwick.htm Berwick upon Tweed The Historical Walled Town ref The Scottish Marches era came ... Category Anglo Scottish border Category Border Reivers ... more details
See also English nationalism Conspiracy theory Devolved English parliament wikt raj Raj Anti Scottish ...The Scottish mafia , Scottish Labour mafia , ref http www.timesonline.co.uk tol news uk scotland article6350370.ece For two decades the Scottish Labour mafia ruled the country like a fiefdom. Now, what s left of the party swims with the fishes , Sunday Times Scotland , 24 May 2009 ref tartan mafia ref http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1052310 ANALYSIS A monster Labours making.html A monster of Labour s own making , Daily Mail, 4 September 2008 ref ref cite news url http www.telegraph.co.uk comment columnists borisjohnson 6689013 A healthy wealthy London is the best medicine for Scotlands ills.html title A healthy, wealthy London is the best medicine for Scotland s ills last Johnson first Boris date 30 November 2009 publisher Daily Telegraph accessdate 30 November 2009 ref or Scottish Raj , ref http www.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,2087 1523295,00.html Paxman blasts Scottish Raj , The Sunday Times UK The Sunday Times , 13 March 2005 ref is a term used in politics in the United Kingdom . Political use The term is used in politics to pejoratively refer to a group of Scotland Scottish Labour Party UK Labour Party politicians and broadcasters who are believed to have undue influence over the governance of England , such as the West Lothian question constitutional arrangement allowing Scottish MPs to vote on English matters, but, by convention, not the other way around . ref group note Under the Scotland Act 1998 , Westminster retains its sovereignty over Scottish Parliament Holyrood , but do not typically vote on devolved matters. ref The term is occasionally used in the UK press ... 7 July 1977 column 523 ref Other uses The term has also been applied to the group of Scottish association ... playing for the English first division club Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United namely goalkeeper David ... of England Category Politics of Scotland Category Government of the United Kingdom Category English ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military unit unit name The Scottish Horse image Image Scottishhorsebadge.png caption The Scottish Horse Capbadge dates 1900 1956 country United Kingdom allegiance ... nickname patron motto colors Black and Gold colors label march The Scottish Horse br The Garb of Old ... symbol 3 Image sh belt.png 170px identification symbol 3 label Stable Belt Colours The Scottish ... . Today the combined regiment is perpetuated by C Squadron Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Scottish Horse FFY SH of The Queen s Own Yeomanry based in Cupar , Fife and 655 Squadron V The Scottish Horse 655 Squadron Army Air Corps . History Formation and the Boer War 1900 1902 The Scottish Horse were ... and expanded to two regiments. The 1st and 2nd Scottish Horse were formed from Australian volunteers ... , after repatriating Australians and discharging South Africans. Later in 1902 The Scottish Horse ... Scottish Horse A British Army Regiment whose history is below . Volunteer Regiment in Transvaal Colony ... Horse Regiment Transvaal s Imperial Light Horse . Scottish Horse Imperial Yeomanry 1903 ... Squadrons the Scottish Horse was made the county Yeomanry Regiment for Perthshire , Aberdeenshire , Elgin, Moray Elgin , Nairn , and Argyllshire . By 1908 the Scottish Horse had been expanded to two ... with the Headquarters of the 1st Regiment. File Scottish Horse Monument.JPG The Scottish Horse Boer War memorial in Edinburgh 250px thumb class wikitable bgcolor WhiteSmoke bgcolor WhiteSmoke 1st Scottish Horse Dragoons br Yeomanry for Perthshire bgcolor WhiteSmoke bgcolor WhiteSmoke 2nd Scottish Horse ... 1914 1918 The First Scottish Horse Brigade The 1st and 2nd Scottish Horse were expanded with the creation of the 3rd Regiment in August 1914 and the Scottish Horse Brigade was then formed with these three Regiments in September 1914. By January 1915 the Scottish Horse Brigade was attached to the 50th ... casualties the Scottish Horse Brigade was absorbed into 1st Dismounted Brigade on Suez Canal defences ... more details
200px left The Scottish Parliament s logo in English and Gaelic. Scottish Politics main History of Scottish ... article Infobox legislature background color 330066 text color white name Scottish Parliament native name P rlamaid na h Alba legislature Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament 4th Parliament structure1 Scottish Parliament 2011.svg coa pic Scottish Parliament logo1.png coa res 50px coa pic coa res house type Unicameral leader1 type Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer leader1 Tricia Marwick MSP party1 Scottish National Party SNP election1 11 May 2011 leader2 type ... Business br and Government Strategy leader2 Bruce Crawford MSP party2 Scottish National Party SNP election2 19 May 2011 members 129 structure1 res 300 px political groups1 Scottish Government Government colorbox Scottish National Party meta color Scottish National Party SNP 67 br Opposition Parties br colorbox Scottish Labour Party meta color Scottish Labour Party Lab 37 colorbox Scottish Conservative Party meta color Scottish Conservative Party Con 15 colorbox Scottish Liberal Democrats meta color Scottish Liberal Democrats Lib Dem 5 colorbox Scottish Green Party meta color Scottish ... Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament meta color Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament PO 1 committees1 Collapsible list title Scottish Parliament Committees 16 Audit Equal Opportunities ... Health and Sport Justice Local Government and Communities Rural Affairs and Environment Scottish Parliamentary ... Scottish parliamentary election, 2011 5 May 2011 next election1 Scottish Parliament general ... Scottish Parliament Building , Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood , Edinburgh website http www.scottish.parliament.uk www.scottish.parliament.uk footnotes The Scottish Parliament lang gd P rlamaid na h ... vli language scots index.htm title Scottish Parliament Web Site publisher Scottish Parliament ... vli language scots makingYourVoiceHeard index.htm title Makkin Yer Voice Heard in the Scottish Pairlament ... more details
movement Renaissance in Scotland The Scottish Renaissance was a mainly literary movement of the early to mid 20th century that can be seen as the Scotland Scottish version of modernism . It is sometimes referred to as the Scottish literary renaissance , although its influence went beyond literature into music, visual arts, and politics among other fields . The writers and artists of the Scottish ... as incorporating Scottish folklore folk influences , and a strong concern for the fate of Scotland ... Gyle , Edinburgh . 250px The term Scottish Renaissance is most frequently said to have been coined ... by Hugh MacDiarmid Christopher Murray Grieve Hugh MacDiarmid for the Scottish Chapbook that predicted a Scottish Renascence as swift and irresistible as was the Belgian Revival between 1880 and 1910 ... 1918 1939 . Glasgow Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2004. 52 53. ref These earlier references make clear the connections between the Scottish Renaissance and the Irish Literary Revival ... would seek a rebirth of Scottish national culture that would both look back to the medieval makar ... the first stirrings of a new era in Scottish arts and letters. As writers such as George Douglas Brown railed against the Kailyard school that had come to dominate Scottish letters, producing satiric, realist accounts of Scottish rural life in novels like The House with the Green Shutters 1901 , Scots ... to the founding of the Scottish Colourists group. In the early 1910s, the young Stanley Cursiter ... of Hugh MacDiarmid that the Scottish Renaissance can properly be said to have begun. Starting in 1920 ... Living Scottish Poets including works by John Buchan , Violet Jacob , Neil Munro Hugh Foulis Neil ... each year from 1920 22, along with his founding and editing of the Scottish Chapbook review in the annus ... of the burgeoning Scottish Renaissance movement that he had prophesied. By about 1925, MacDiarmid had largely abandoned his English language poetry and began to write in a kind of synthetic Scots known ... more details
London Scottish may refer to London Scottish regiment , a former regiment of the British Territorial Army, now a company of the London Regiment London Scottish Bank , a British bank London Scottish F.C. , a British rugby union club London Scottish Golf Club , a British golf club in Wimbledon disambig ... more details
Scottish nationalism is a variety of nationalism surrounding the Scottish people and Scottish national identity Scottish identity . Used as a term, it may refer to Political Nationalism, as a political ideology in Scotland, has often supported greater national autonomy for Scotland as part of the United Kingdom , or the recreation of Scotland as a sovereign state again. In this context, Scottish nationalism may refer to Scottish independence the advocacy of Scotland becoming a sovereign state again. The Scottish National Party the main political party which supports Scottish independence History of Scottish devolution Scottish home rule a movement, particularly notable before the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999, to give Scotland greater autonomy within the United Kingdom or the British Empire. Cultural Scottish national identity Scottish folk revival See also Unionism in Scotland Category Scottish nationalism Scotland poli stub fr Nationalisme cossais ... more details
use dmy dates date March 2012 Unreferenced date October 2008 Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company ... , alongside the Royal Ballet , English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet . Founded in 1957 ... in Bristol in 1957, the Company moved to Glasgow in 1969 and was renamed Scottish Theatre Ballet, changing to Scottish Ballet in 1974. A year later its home theatre became the Theatre Royal, Glasgow when Scottish Opera bought it and transformed it as the first national opera house in Scotland. The Company ... national company, Scottish Ballet performs at theatres in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness ... includes visits to China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Portugal, Ireland and the rest of the UK. Scottish ... of its modernisation programme and dynamic performances. Scottish Ballet s Artistic Director ... to broadening audiences, Scottish Ballet was the first dance company in the UK to offer live ... to world premi res by Stephen Petronio , Scottish Ballet s repertoire covers an impressive range ... Work 2011 by Jorma Elo Coming up Scottish Ballet returns to the Edinburgh International Festival in August ... will also perform this programme at Sadler s Wells in London. Headquarters In 2009, Scottish Ballet ..., and a social space and Green Room. Scottish Ballet s headquarters was built on a derelict site at Tramway ... awards including the Grand Prix and the Public Building awards at the Scottish Design Awards and a Silver ... Cat see also Scottish Ballet principal dancers col begin col 4 Sophie Martin Claire Robertson col 4 Tomomi Sato Tama Barry col 4 Adam Blyde col 4 Erik Cavallari col end Soloists Cat see also Scottish ... Mutso col 4 Luke Ahmet col end Coryph es Cat see also Scottish Ballet coryph es col begin col 4 Vassilissa ... col 4 Luciana Ravizzi Owen Thorne col end Artists Cat see also Dancers of the Scottish Ballet col ... A Ballet for Scotland the first ten years of the Scottish Ballet location Edinburgh publisher Canongate ... Page and Nicholas Kok col 2 http www.movewithus.org.uk What s in Store at Scottish Ballet s New ... more details
pop7 202,515 langs Canadian EnglishEnglish , Canadian Gaelic Scottish Gaelic , Canadian French ... full or partial Scottish descent is 5,219,850 http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data highlights ... in Canada Scots Quebecer Anglo M tis English Canadian Euro Canadian Scottish people Scottish American ...Infobox Ethnic group group Scottish Canadians br small Albannaich Canadach small image File Gordon Drummond.jpg ... Alexander Graham Bell Sarah McLachlan Colin Mochrie div poptime Scottish br 4,719,850 Canadians ... of Canada United related Scottish people Scottish , M tis people Canada M tis , Scottish American s, Ulster Scots people Ulster Scots , Gaels Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or cultural ... to settle in Canada, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial .... Scottish settlement of Canada Scottish people have a long history in Canada, dating back several centuries. Many towns, rivers and mountains have been named in honour of Scottish explorers and traders such as Mackenzie Bay and Calgary is named after a Scottish beach. Most notably, the Atlantic ... in bank ing, labour union s, and politics . ref http www.sfu.ca scottish history.html Simon Fraser ... Karlsefni took two Scottish slaves to Vinland. ref http www.bbc.co.uk history scottishhistory darkages oddities darkages.shtml BBC History Scottish History Bot generated title ref When the longship ... down 250 years later. File Censusdivisions ethnic.png thumb left Self identified Scottish Canadians ... in earnest to entice Scottish settlers to Canada began as early as 1622, when Sir William Alexander ... the origin of the name Nova Scotia. However, only a small number of Scottish families settled ... of the 18th century, Cape Breton Island had become a centre of Scottish settlement, where only Scottish Gaelic was spoken. A number of Scottish Loyalists who had fled the United States in 1783 arrived ... influenced by Scottish settlers. One prominent settler in PEI was John Macdonald of Glenaladale, who ... more details
for the association football football competition Scottish Premier League Infobox sports league logo caption sport Rugby union founded 1973 teams 36 country SCO champion Melrose RFC The Scottish Premiership referred to as the RBS Premiership for sponsorship reasons is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top divisions of the Scotland Scottish rugby system, part of the Scottish League Championship . There are, at present, thirty six clubs in the Premiership, divided between three divisions each of twelve teams. The most successful club is the Hawick RFC Hawick , who have won the competition thirteen times. Promotion and relegation exists between divisions for the Premiership, with relegation to and promotion from the Scottish National Leagues National Leagues competition. History Up to season 1972 73, Scotland s rugby union clubs participated in what was known as an unofficial championship . It provided very unbalanced competition some clubs played more fixtures than others and some fixture lists provided stiffer opposition than others. The resulting league .... Starting in season 1973 74, the Scottish Rugby Union organised the full member clubs into six leagues ... were selected from England English clubs to represent Scotland. For the first time since before the First ... of Scottish club rugby. In that period the title of champions rarely went out of the Borders ... in successive years between 2003 4 and 2005 6. Since the advent of the leagues, the Scottish Rugby ..., defeating Watsonians in the final. 2011 2012 Scottish Premiership valign top Scottish Premiership ... 319&Itemid 789 width 60 valign top Scottish Premiership Division Two Division Two ... width 60 valign top Scottish Premiership Division Three Division Three Ardrossan Academicals ... 336&Itemid 789 SRU premiership Rugby union in Scotland Rugby Union Club Competitions Category Scottish ... Category Recurring sporting events established in 1973 de Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership fr Championnat ... more details
Scottish constituencies may refer to Scottish Westminster constituencies , constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to present Scottish Parliament constituencies , also known as Holyrood constituencies disambig ... more details
There have been events known as the Scottish Open in several sports Scottish Open golf , a golf tournament on the European Tour. Scottish Seniors Open , a golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. Scottish Open badminton , an open international badminton championships held in Scotland since 1907. Scottish Open darts , a professional darts tournament first held in 1983. Players Championship snooker , defunct professional snooker tournament, formerly known as Scottish Open Scottish Open fencing , a fencing competition held in Edinburgh in early January disambig de Scottish Open nl Schots Open no Scottish Open ... more details
distinguish Scots language ScottishEnglish Infobox language name Scottish Gaelic nativename G idhlig ... to the Oxford English Dictionary , Tom McArthur, Oxford University Press, 1994 ref Today, Scottish Gaelic is recognised as a separate language from Irish, so the word Erse in reference to Scottish Gaelic ... areas Old English . ref W. F. H. Nicolaisen Scottish Place Names , B. T. Batsford, London 1986, p.133 ... influenced the Scots language gob and English, particularly Scottish Standard English. Loanwords include ... Gaelic. See List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin Source cite book title An Etymological ... states&mode lang tops&lang id 636 Language by State Scottish Gaelic on Modern Language Association ... 50 AAA notice IPA Scottish Gaelic lang gd G idhlig IPA gd ga lik Audio Gaidhlig.ogg listen is a Celtic ... branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Irish language Modern Irish and Manx language ... UK Census showed that a total of 58,652 1.2 of the Scottish population aged over three years old ref ... Scottish Gaelic is not an official language of the European Union , nor of the United Kingdom . The only ... see also Scotia Aside from Scottish Gaelic the language may also be referred to simply as Gaelic . In Scotland, the word Gaelic in reference to Scottish Gaelic specifically is pronounced IPA endia al k , while outside Scotland it is often pronounced IPA en e l k . Scottish Gaelic should not be confused with Scots language Scots , which refers to the English languages Anglic language variety traditionally spoken in the Scottish Lowlands Lowlands of Scotland . Prior to the 15th century, the Anglic speech of the Lowlands was known as Inglis English , with Gaelic being called Scottis Scottish . From the late 15th century, however, it became increasingly common to refer to Scottish Gaelic ... 2010 07 25 ref Scottish Gaelic itself developed after the 12th century, along with the other modern Goidelic languages . Scottish Gaelic and its predecessors became the language of the majority of Scotland ... more details
Australian EnglishEnglish , Scots language Scots , Scottish Gaelic Gaelic rels Protestantism related Scottish people , Anglo Celtic Australian s, Irish Australians , Welsh Australian s Scottish Australians are residents of Australia who are of Scottish people Scottish ancestry. According to the 2006 ...copyedit article date March 2011 Infobox Ethnic group group flagicon Scotland Scottish Australian flagicon ... Scottish Australians who have appeared in the band s lineup 77px br File Mitchell, Sir ... 77px caption small Notable Scottish Australians br John Hunter New South Wales John Hunter Lachlan ... rugby league Michael Robertson poptime Scottish br 1,501,204 by ancestry, 2006 ref name ABS Ancestry ... while 1,501,204 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry ... Cook himself son of a Scottish ploughman , who navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making ... of the total 150,000 transported to Australia made 5 of the total convict population. The Scottish ... more humane for lesser offences than the English and Irish legal systems. ref name Australia 2008 From 1793 1795 a group of political prisoners later called the Scottish Martyrs were transported ... merchants drawn to the colonies. 19th century The majority of Scottish immigration prior to 1830 consisted of farmers and landholders who chose to repatriate willingly, due to the Scottish economic recessions of the 1820s. A second group of Scottish radicals were deported to the colonies in 1820 ... to benefit from the Scottish population rise and exodus of the late 18th century. The majority of immigrants ... and financial links between the Scottish east coat and Western Australia. In this time, several Scottish ..., the Royal North British Fusiliers, and the King s Own Scottish Borderers. Three of the Deputy Commissaries ... of the total population. The Australian Gold Rush of 1850s provided a further catalyst for Scottish ... British or Irish populations at the time. ref name The Australian People 2001 p650 Literacy rates of the Scottish ... more details
entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate SQC offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority . It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education SCE . Both are normally referred to simply as Highers . The modern Higher is Level 6 on the Scottish ... terminal exam for the majority of Scotland Scottish secondary school pupils, especially .... When listed on the Scottish Certificate of Education SCE the subject name would be followed by Revised ... account for anything from 0 English Studies English to 30 Computing Studies of the final mark. By 1996 Scottish Higher Education Institutions were generally only accepting Revised Higher Grade for entry ... framework Main Scottish Qualifications Authority Higher Still In 1999, a reform of the examination ... by the Scottish Qualifications Authority SQA Access 1 with the most difficult one Advanced Higher Scottish Advanced Higher on a continuous ladder of achievement . Qualifications offered under the Higher ... of subjects such as English and Art which require an accumulation of critical and productive ... much better suited to scientific subjects. However, strictly speaking, English teaching is not moduralised ... umbrella is also not the same as that of the English A level , in which terminal examinations are themselves arranged into modules. Under the Scottish system, the final examination is still essentially ..., particularly in subjects such as English which was frequently taken as a Revised Higher as late as 2001 .... English universities may require students to study to Advanced Higher level, given that the Higher is equivalent to AS level on the UCAS tariff. As Scottish university courses traditionally have a duration ... moderated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority SQA A final exam which determines the grade ... English language EnglishEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages Fabrication and Welding Engineering French language French Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic Learners Scottish Gaelic language G idhlig ... more details
differently in Scottish heraldic practice than in English armoury. A badge may be defined as An armorial ... coat. The Scottish heraldic executive is separate from that of the remainder of the United Kingdom ... who is Head of the Scottish clan Clan or Scottish clan chief Chief of the Family or Name, ref name ... of Sessions sic . ref refCox2005 Cox 2005 , p. 158. ref See Scottish clan chief Clan Chiefs and Clan Chieftains Scottish clan chief . group Note In carrying out his duties, he has been assisted, in recent ... of Learney A Scottish coat of arms is the outward indication of nobility and arms are officially ... writer on Scottish heraldry has noted Technically, a grant of arms from the Lord Lyon is a patent ... entities in the social organization of Scottish society. ref name Friar a In Scottish heraldry ... and relevant differences to the armorial bearings of an ancestor. ref name Friar a Scottish heraldry ... Burnett 1997 , p. 41. ref T he salient feature of Scottish heraldry is that, as compared with England ... of Scottish heraldry from heraldic styles used elsewhere is that the scroll on which the motto Heraldry motto is displayed is almost always positioned above the crest in Scottish bearings, as depicted ... 1997 , p. 33 refInnes1978 Innes of Learney 1978 , p. 20. ref tag ref In Scottish heraldry mottoes are placed ... merely visual, however. In Scottish heraldry mottoes are considered a component of the grant of arms and can be altered only by re matriculating the arms. In English heraldry , while a motto is usually ... grant of armorial bearings. Consequently, English mottoes may be changed at will. ref refBrooke Little1970 ... the coats of arms of cadet branches of a family Cadency Another difference between Scottish and English heraldry that may be discerned from the appearance of the shield itself lies in the systems employed to distinguish younger sons of an armiger , known as cadency . English heraldry uses ... name Friar b refFriar1993 Friar 1993 , p. 184. ref In Scottish practice brisures function only as temporary ... more details
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