The Highlands (Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a’ Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. [failed verification] Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands.

Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. They included both Scottish and English people, and they raided the entire border country without regard to their victims' nationality. Their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the House of Stuart in the Kingdom of …

A Scottish crest badge is a heraldic badge worn to show allegiance to an individual or membership in a specific Scottish clan. Crest badges are commonly called "clan crests", but this is a misnomer; there is no such thing as a collective clan crest, just as there is no such thing as a clan coat of arms.. Crest badges consist of a heraldic crest and a motto/slogan.

The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.. The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton in 1328. The Second War (1332–1357) began …

Scotland competes in sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup.Scotland does not compete in the Olympic Games independently however, and in athletics, Scotland has competed for the Celtic Cup, against teams from Wales and Ireland, since the inaugural event in 2006.. Scotland is the "Home of Golf", and is well known for its courses.As well as its world-famous Highland …

The Freeze (Scottish band), post-punk band from Llinlithgow 1976-1981; Alan Frew, vocalist with Glass Tiger; Friends Again; Frightened Rabbit; The Fuse (Scottish band) Future Pilot A.K.A. Futuristic Retro Champions; Iona Fyfe, folk singer; Will Fyffe (1885–1947) G. Gary Innes, Traditional and Folk; Gawain Erland Cooper (born 1985), Orcadian ...

Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note; Iagan Used in certain areas, such as Barra, and South Uist. Said to be a diminutive form of SG Iain; others say it is a diminutive form of SG Aodh (note that these two Gaelic names are not etymologically related). Iain John, Iain, Ian, Jock, Jack SG form of En Ian, which is a Scottish form of En John.

A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.Most clans have their own tartan patterns, …

Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning ), by non-Scots working in the ...

No. Name Number of people Origin 1: Smith: 114,997: English, Scottish 2: Jones: 55,679: English, Scottish 3: Williams: 55,555: Welsh 4: Brown: 54,896: English, Scottish