Scotland

Destination Information

“Although only launched recently, this company’s UK collection now numbers more than 75, including three newly-introduced houses in Sussex, Wiltshire and the Scottish Highlands” - The Telegraph, February 2011.

For many people the Highlands are Scotland, with their vast expanses of virtually empty moorland, towering mountains and great glens, dark lochs and tumbling rivers. Ancient pine forests hint at the secret life of wild animals and there is an exciting sense of being in one of Europe’s last great wildernesses.

The tranquility and the beauty are enough for some visitors, but the Highlands offer much more, with plenty to catch the imagination and enthusiasm of those who love the active life. Whether it is fishing or pony-trekking, walking or climbing, shooting, mountain-biking or playing golf, there are endless challenges to be met. With comfortable accommodation, hearty food and opportunities to taste the local whiskies, CV’s Scotland is incomparable.

Capital city

Edinburgh

Population

5.2 million in 2012

Area

78,775 square kilometers (30,415 square miles)

Language

English

Currency

GBP

Events and festivals

The Highland Games

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Burns Night

The Trouping of the Colour

Telephone dialling codes

+ 44

Internet domain .uk
Electricity

240 V

History

The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st Century, after the Neolithic Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. To the North of the now famous Hadrien’s Wall lay Caledonia, by name whose people were described as "Picti", in Latin, meaning ‘painted ones’. The Roman legions abandoned their invasion by the 3rd Century. In the 9th Century the Picts and Scoti joined forces to form the Kingdom of Scotland. Later, The Acts of Union of 1707 united Scotland with England into a new sovereign state called Great Britain, after 1801 known as the United Kingdom.

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