Тема: Scotland /english/

It’s a busy modern city, but the history is everywhere. At the top of the highest hill in Edinburgh is Edinburgh Castle. It was the home of Scotland ’s royal family until 1603 when King James the 6th of Scotland became king of England and moved to...

Though Scotland is a part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland it still remains an individual country with its own traditions, customs, history and the way of life. In one word, Scotland is not England at all.

...of national identify of their own distinct, values and traditions. Scotland is a country with its dancers, its own songs, its poetry, national food and drink. To many foreigners, the image of Scotland is associated with kilts, tartans, bagpipes.

The highest mountain top is Ben Nevis in Scotland . The chief rivers of Great Britain are: the Severn, separating England and Wales, the Thames (the longest and the deepest one).

Scotland occupies the northern third of the islands of Great Britain. The river Tweed and the Cheviot Hills form Scotland 's southern border with England. The Northwest Channel separates south-western Scotland from Northern Ireland.

The Grampian Mountains stretch Scotland from North to South. The highest peak is Ben Nevis - gloomy, isolated, a home of deer and eagle. At the foot of the mountains there are a lot of moors rich in peat and heather.