Scotland - Cooking and General info

It is 274 miles long from North to South and varies in width between 24 and 154 miles, which covers a total of 31,510 sq. miles, and has a population of approximately 5.15 million. Scotland is situated between latitudes 54°38’ and 60°51’N and the longitudes 1°45’ and 6°14’W.

The official language is English, although Gaelic is spoken, primarily in the North and West of Scotland. The Scots language (which has many similarities to English, but also draws on French and Gaelic) is also spoken. Whereas Gaelic is the language of the Highlands & Islands, Scots is the language of the Lowlands.

The national flower is the thistle, although heather, which covers significant moorland areas, is also closely associated with the country.

Scotland is divided into three main geographic regions; the Highlands, the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands. The cities of Edinbu

Scotland includes 787 islands, ranging from large rocks to land several hundred square miles in area, of which most belong to groups known as the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. About 130 of the Scottish islands are inhabited.

Burns’ day: – an annual celebration on the 25th January, the anniversary of the birth of renowned Scottish poet, Robbie Burns (1795-1796). A special meal with a centerpiece of haggis is traditional, and ‘The Address to a Haggis’ by Robert Burns, is read:

The average rainfall in Scotland ranges from 560mm to 1,015mm a year. The west, particularly the West Highlands, tends to have higher rainfall than the east, and is mild and wet, while the east coast is cool and dry.

Scotland’s position on the edge of the European continent with sea on three sides means the weather is very varied. Its mean temperature ranges between 15°C and 19°C and it snows mainly during the months of December, January, and February.

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