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	History of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1320 a remonstrance to the Pope from the nobles of Scotland (the Declaration of Arbroath) finally convinced Pope John XXII to overturn the earlier excommunication and nullify the various acts of submission by Scottish kings to English ones so that Scotland's sovereignty could be recognised by the major European dynasties.
		Scotland advanced markedly in educational terms during the fifteenth century with the founding of the University of St Andrews in 1413, the University of Glasgow in 1450 and the University of Aberdeen in 1494, and with the passing of the Education Act 1496.
		Scotland was to have 45 seats in the House of Commons, and a representation in the House of Lords.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Scotland (8160 words)

	Unionists (Scotland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The union between Scotland and England was created by the Acts of Union 1707 which united the governments of what had previously been independent states (though they had shared the same monarch in a personal union since 1603) under the Parliament of Great Britain.
		By a quirk of history Jacobitism was supported from the outset by Tories in both England and Scotland but also became identified with Scottish nationalism, and was popularised as a key part of the Scottish national identity by the writings of Walter Scott who was himself very much a unionist and a Tory.
		The unionists of Northern Ireland have similar aims of maintaining the unity of their province with the United Kingdom, and are supported in Scotland by members of the Orange Order who parade in Orange Walks in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unionists_(Scotland) (726 words)

	Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Scotland or in Gaelic Alba is a country (formerly an independent of northwest Europe occupying the northern third the island of Great Britain.
		Scotland was first united with England in when the Scottish King James VI also became James I of England.
		Scotland comprises the northern part of the of Great Britain ; it is bordered on the south England.
	www.freeglossary.com /Scotland (2809 words)

	Scotland
		Scotland was a traditional ally of France, and during Anglo-French hostilities in 1513 James invaded England in aid of his ally.
		Scotland was at that time divided domestically by conflict between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, and in foreign affairs by those favouring an alliance with France and those supporting England.
		Robert II (of Scotland) (1316-90), king of Scotland (1371-90), and founder of the Stuart dynasty in Scotland and England.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/Scotland.htm (8480 words)

	Scotland Ireland
		Northern Ireland continued to have a degree of legislative independence until the abrogation of Stormont, after which it was ruled directly from Westminster by way of legislation which, broadly speaking, extended to the province, after an interval of a few years, statutory provisions created for England and Wales.
		In Scotland the concept of bodies established in the public interest has long existed under the common law concept of a “public” trust, which is a trust formed for the benefit of either the public at large or a section of the public.
		Northern Ireland applications are handled by the Inland Revenue (Claims Branch) in Bootle, Merseyside, the same body which deals with claims for repayment of tax from charities in England and Wales.
	www.icnl.org /journal/vol2iss2/ar_scotnireland.htm (6848 words)

	ferret
		However, it is entirely possible that a sub-species of sabre-toothed cats could have existed in the relatively safe peripheral lands of northern Scotland for another 8,900 years until man, their only superior, eventually made contact with them.
		The Saxons in northern England at first kept clear of them, but as they began to drift northwards, the Saxons encountered these northern people and were defeated by them in a major battle in 685 AD.
		In Scotland, they developed a language with two distinct variants, in the north and in the south, with the firth of Lorne dividing the two.
	members.tripod.com /~Hal_MacGregor/gregor/peoples.html (2629 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Internationals \| World Cup clockwatch
		Scotland completed a superb 2-1 victory in Norway, thanks to two goals from Kenny Miller, which keeps alive their hopes of reaching the play-offs.
		Scotland pull off a superb victory which keeps alive their hopes of earning a place in the World Cup play-offs.
		Scotland are gifted a second goal as a woeful defensive header from Andre Bergdolmo lands straight at the feet of Kenny Miller, who joyfully buries the ball in the net from eight yards to double the lead.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/internationals/4222996.stm (3327 words)

	United Kingdom Travel Information - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Holiday Accommodation & Bookings
		England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are rich in culture, heritage and history - sometimes in the major cities, you have to look past the technology and rush of daily life to find it.
		It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north.
		Scotland became a part of the kingdom of Great Britain by a parliamentary act of 1707.
	www.europe.travelonline.com /united_kingdom (497 words)

	Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SR(00)09 A biological classification scheme to assess the sensitivity of soils in Scotland and Northern Ireland to heavy metals.
		The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) have duties placed on them by Government to regulate polluting discharges to the environment and to monitor for the effects of such discharges and are both members of SNIFFER (Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research).
		The validity of the approach was determined by testing 20 different soils, covering the range found in Scotland and Northern Ireland, in a dose response experiment using copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) sulphate salts at 0, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 times their respective UK guideline limits.
	www.claire.co.uk /other_sniffer.php (1927 words)

	Undiscovered Scotland: Bookshop: Northern Highlands
		The giant former county of Ross and Cromarty spanned the breadth of northern Scotland, and at the beginning of the nineteenth century its land mass of over two million acres was home to 77,000 people.
		North and West, A Discovery of the Landscape of the North and West Highlands of Scotland: Robin Noble (July 2003).
		Shipwrecks of the North of Scotland: R.N. Baird (August 1, 2003).
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usbookshop/usbs-northernhighlands.html (1740 words)

	Scotland: Gateway to Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Scotland is one of four constituent nations which form the United Kingdom (the other three are England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
		Scotland has its own legal system, judiciary and an education system which, at all levels, differs from that found "south of the border" in England and Wales.
		Scotland has given rise to many more famous people, notable in the arts, literature, the sciences and as inventors, philosophers, architects and so on, than would be expected for a country of such modest size and population.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/scotland/scotland.html (1630 words)

	Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Scotland has given rise to many famous people, notable in the arts, literature, the sciences and as inventors, philosophers, architects and so on than would be expected for a country of such modest size and population.
		The Midland Valley of Scotland represented the most northern extent of the Roman conquest of Britain after 79 A.D. Remnants of the Antonine Wall, which the Romans built between the River Forth and the River Clyde to defend this frontier, can still be seen.
		Scotland was a wealthy country through until the beginning of the 14th Century, when Edward I of England (known as the "Hammer of the Scots") was determined to incorporate Scotland into the English crown.
	www.basecamp.cnchost.com /scotland.htm (2101 words)

	Why Is The Northern Forest Important? - National Wildlife Federation
		The Northern Forest is one of the United States' greatest forests, located in the northeastern region of the country.
		The boreal forest in the Northern Forest is part of a much larger forest region that extends from Canada, across Scandinavia and Russia and parts of northern Scotland.
		The Northern Forest is not only vital to the survival of wildlife, but is also the starting point for many major rivers in the northeast, including the Hudson, Penobscot and St. John's.
	www.nwf.org /northernforest (619 words)

	scotland
		This is the backbone of the culture of Scotland.
		In the second century A.D. the land of Scotland was divided into four kingdoms: Pictland (the Picts), Scotia (the Scots), the kingdom of the Britons, and Anglica (the Angles).
		From their settlements in Scotland, the Vikings were able to raid the Western Isles, the Scottish Coast, and most importantly Ireland.
	www.umsl.edu /~sauter/Mike/scotland.html (921 words)

	Historical Events-Scotland and N. Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Many revolts ensued during her reign and that of her sister Elizabeth’s, but because of the Irish’s clans' inability to come together against a common foe these revolts had little effect and gradually the power of the great chieftains was broken.
		With the aid of forces sent by Scotland the rebellion was eventually quelled six months later and the equally bloody reprisals commenced.
		Finally, Sir Archibald Edmonstone decided that he would have to choose between the two and, as he lived chiefly in Scotland and the great bulk of his activities and concerns were there, he sold the Ballycarry estate to Richard Ker in 1779 for the sum of $25,000 guineas.
	users.cis.net /daver/bl_hisns.htm (3340 words)

	Scotland Home
		RNIB Scotland's Income Maximisation Service has won back £41,000 for a client who had not been paid her Disability Living Allowance for 11 years.
		RNIB Scotland is offering free courses in IT training for blind and partially sighted people over the age of 17.
		RNIB Scotland is campaigning to raise awareness of the need for regular eye testing and for co-ordinated support for those who do lose their sight.
	www.rnib.org.uk /xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib003462.hcsp (593 words)

	United Kingdom and Gibraltar (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
		Visitors in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Gibraltar are not expected to produce identity documents for police authorities and thus may secure their passports in hotel safes or residences.
		The U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh, Scotland, is located at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5BW; Telephone: in country 0131-556-8315, from the U.S. After hours: in country 01224-857097, from the U.S. Fax: in country 0131-557-6023; from the U.S. Information on the Consulate General is included on the Embassy’s website at: http://london.usembassy.gov/scotland.
		The U.S. Consulate General in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is located at Danesfort House, 228 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5GR; Telephone: in country 028-9038-6100; from the U.S. Fax: in country 028-9068-1301; from the U.S. Information on the Consulate General is included on the Embassy’s website at: http://london.usembassy.gov/nireland.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1052.html (2886 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to wrangling over the peace process.
		Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
		House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html (1624 words)

	Do Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own languages? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At the start of the 20th century, half of the population of Wales was able to speak Welsh, a language belonging to the Celtic family.
		People in the Lowlands of Scotland have for centuries spoken Scots, a dialect derived from the Northumbrian branch of Old English and a completely separate language derived from Gaelic.
		In Northern Ireland at the time of the 1991 census, there were 142,000 speakers of Irish Gaelic.
	www.britainusa.com /faq/showfaq.asp?SID=324 (316 words)

	toc.htm
		The responsibilities and concerns of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
		Scotland's assessment of the risk to human health
		Table 1: A comparison of cumulative herd incidence of BSE in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, up to 20 March 1996
	www.bseinquiry.gov.uk /report/volume9/toc.htm (228 words)

	Welcome to the Northern Hotel, Brechin, Scotland \| Modern Comforts, Good Food & a Warm Welcome
		A ‘wee gem’ in the heart of Angus, The Northern Hotel in Brechin is the perfect location to discover the beauty of the local area whilst providing a base for touring Scotland.
		The Northern Hotel is also a perfect stop over for the business customer offering friendly accommodation well positioned for either Aberdeen or Dundee.
		If you think Scotland means deep lochs, bonny glens, turreted castles and welcoming hospitality you wont be disappointed with this part of Angus - the epitome of all that is best about Scotland.
	www.northern-hotel.co.uk (254 words)

	Thin Planet - Site Profile - Full Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Northern Constabulary needed to integrate their current Windows-based and legacy operating systems, Intranet, email, and desktop applications into one state-of-the-art computing architecture.
		Northern Constabulary had experienced the obsolescence problems associated with personal computers and wanted a new computing architecture that would not need to be replaced in a few years.
		Northern Constabulary supports over 80 offices spread throughout Northern Scotland, thus remote administration was a critical factor in their choice of thin client appliances.
	www.thinplanet.com /sites/generic.asp?f=SInumber&k=s&v=SP59721 (711 words)

	Scotland, Scandinavia & Northern Europe 1580 - 1707
		The SSNE database comprises of information relating to c.5000 individuals from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales who migrated to or worked in Denmark-Norway and Sweden-Finland between 1580 and 1707.
		They represent the military, naval, diplomatic, intellectual and social elite from the British Isles who operated in northern Europe.
		Thomas Meldrum (c.1605-1693), general and military governor, was born in Scotland around 1605.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/scotland_scandinavia.htm (980 words)

	Northern Scotland on AboutBritain.com
		The main towns in Northern Scotland are Aberdeen on the East coast, and Inverness on the Moray Firth.
		There are strong links with the Royal Family in Northern Scotland with Glamis Castle and Balmoral Castle.
		The Islands off Northern Scotland have a very high density of standing stones and pre-historic settlements - Skara Brae Prehistoric Village and the Maes Howe Chambered Cairn on Orkney, the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis, and Mousa Broch in the Shetland Isles are fine examples.
	www.aboutbritain.com /NorthernScotland.htm (234 words)

	2003 Annular Solar Eclipse - Northern Scotland
		This time, an annular solar eclipse was visible in the northern Atlantic, in Scotland, Iceland, and Greenland.
		I had booked a hotel room in the town of Thurso on the northern coast, with plans to head west to Durness, or east to John O' Groats, depending on the weather.
		I don't mind missing the eclipse, because I saw so many other things in Scotland that the trip was very worthwhile and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
	www.moonglow.net /eclipse/2003may31 (956 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland
		The clear-up rate of serious and violent crime varies widely across Scotland, according to freedom of information figures.
		Demand for independence is growing in both England and Scotland, SNP leader Alex Salmond claims.
		Part of a report on the Shirley McKie fingerprint case is to be handed over to a Holyrood inquiry, BBC Scotland learns.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/default.stm (408 words)

	Amazon.com: The Papacy, Scotland and Northern England, 1342-1378 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is the first analysis of the full breadth of papal involvement in late medieval Britain, using local sources in conjunction with material from the Vatican Archives.
		It deals with the Avignon Papacy's relations with Scotland and northern England during a period in which papal involvement at the local level was unusually wide-ranging, but still was generally accepted.
		It examines how papal practices affected both clerics and lay people in northern Britain, the nature and importance of any opposition aroused, and how far the popes and their agents had to adapt to local circumstances.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/052189395X?v=glance (707 words)

	Travel To My Scotland on a relaxing small group vacation.
		There is also no shortage of things to do as all the best visitor attractions are already open, and are far more relaxed away from the mid-summer crowds, whilst in the cities the Arts season is in full swing.
		I prefer to guide groups through Scotland in a relaxing manner, staying at two or three base locations from which we can visit sites of interest - and not have to move luggage every day.
		Many group members visit Scotland to trace their Scottish ancestry; others to golf or fish; most come to simply enjoy the beautiful scenery,historic buildings and gardens, and most of all, to meet and enjoy the people of Scotland.
	sandy1.users.50megs.com (872 words)

	Walking Land's End to John o'Groats: Northern Scotland
		The lochs of the Great Glen are fabulous, which makes it disappointing that for most way the path is stuck in forest with nothing to look at except clouds of midges.
		I visit the old settlement of Badbea, where families scraped together a living on the cliffs and had to tie their children down to prevent them from blowing off the cliffs.
		As it's my birthday I treat myself to a can of Irn-Bru, Scotland's favourite soft drink, and I explain why the Scottish are in love with the stuff.
	www.landsendjohnogroats.info /northern_scotland (913 words)

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