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− | '''Capital''' Edinburgh<br>
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− | '''Patron Saint''' St. Andrew<br>
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− | From the famous St Andrews golf course, to romantic castles steeped in history, via whisky distilleries and the famous Loch Ness monster, Scotland is a country of diverse scenery in rugged countryside. It is also known for its famous haggis, the recipe for which varies, but is made using a sheep's stomach bag filled with a mixture of sheep's offal, oatmeal, suet, stock, onions and spices.
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− | '''[[Scottish Records]]''' Links to useful information about finding your Scots Ancestors.
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− | ==General Scotland Links==
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− | The counties within Scotland have changed over the course of time, the three major
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− | political acts which changed the local government administration of the counties were:<br>
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− | *Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889<br>
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− | *Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973<br>
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− | *Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994<br>
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− | A description of the changes and clickable maps of the pre 1890 and 1890-1975 counties<br>can be found at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_counties_of_Scotland Traditional Counties Of Scotland]<br>
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− | '''Portal and Directory Sites'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk/Genealogy/ParishRegisters/tabid/82/Default.aspx Scottish Catholic Archives and Digitisation Project]
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− | *[http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/ Scotlands Family Genealogy Portal]
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− | *[http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ Rootsweb Mailing Lists]
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− | *[http://www.rampantscotland.com/ Rampant Scotland Directory]
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− | *[http://www.scan.org.uk/ Scottish Archives Network]
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− | *[http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisure/archives/northhighlandarchives/ North Highland Archives]
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− | *[http://www.c-e-n.org/english.htm Ness Historical Society]
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− | *[http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/index.html The Word On The Street Broadsides at The National Library of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.scottishdocuments.com/ Report on The Progress of the NAS Digitisation Project and Samples of The Types of Documents Being Scanned]
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− | *[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting: Online Tuition in The Palaeography of Scottish Documents]
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− | *[http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ Statistical Accounts of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/acatalog/Monumental_inscriptions.html The Scottish Genealogy Society Online Catalogue of Monumental Inscriptions Publications]
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− | *[http://www.scotsorigins.com/ Free Place Search at Scots Origins]
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− | *[http://www.georgeandpaula.com/scotland.htm George and Paula Scottish Links]
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− | '''Registration Districts Information'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/registration-districts-from-1855.pdf Post 1855 Districts and Parish List; PDF Format]
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− | *[http://www.ktb.net/~dwills/scotref/13302-bmdtables.htm Indexes to the LDS Film Numbers of Birth, Marriage and Death Records in Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/hlpsrch/opr-cov.html List of What Registers Are Available at GROS for Each Parish]
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− | '''Maps and Historical Descriptions'''<br>
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_area#History_of_the_subdivisions_of_Scotland History of The Subdivisions of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/maps.html Scotland Maps, Regions and Places]
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− | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/scotland.html Scotland Gazetteer]
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− | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&407 Explanation of Wills and Testaments in Scotland]
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− | *[http://pros.orange.fr/euroleader/wedderburn/glossary.htm Glossary of Archaic and Modern Terms Within Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.scan.org.uk/researchrtools/glossary.htm Another Glossary of Archaic Scottish Terms]
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− | *[http://www.scotsfind.org/glossary_access/glossary.pdf More Scottish Historical Words Defined]
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− | *[http://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html National Library Of Scotland Map Collection]
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− | *[http://www.nls.uk/maps/os/6inch/index.html Large Scale Historical OS Maps]
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− | '''Images, People and Places'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.fife.50megs.com/Old%20Views%20of%20Scotland/ Views of Old Scotland]
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− | *[http://oldukphotos.com/scotland.htm Old Photos of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ Undiscovered Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.fife.50megs.com/tour-photos.htm Tour Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.scotcities.com/intro.htm Edinburgh and Glasgow Images and History]
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− | *[http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/index.php Urban Glasgow; Chat and Picture Forum For lovers of Urban Exploration of Glasgow]
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− | '''History of Scotland'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.scottishhistory.com/index.html Scottish History]
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− | *[http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/ Scottish History Online]
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− | *[http://www.scotlandhistory.net/ Scotland History]
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− | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/timeline.html Scotland Gazetteer; Timeline and History]
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− | *[http://www.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.wildcountry.uk.com/Clearances%20website/nClearances_Page_Two.html The Highland Clearances]
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− | *[http://theclearances.org/ Clearances, 100 Million Stories A Web Project to Tell Some of These]
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− | *[http://members.aol.com/Jimsutherl/clearances.html Highland Clearances, especially in Sutherland]
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− | *[http://members.aol.com/skyewrites/menu9.html The Highland Clearances, & Its Causes, Effects and Results]
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− | *[[History of the Scottish Kirk from 1560]]
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− | *[http://www.mining-villages.co.uk/index.html Scottish Mining Villages]
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− | *[http://www.scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm Old Scottish Occupations]
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− | *[http://www.ambaile.org.uk/index.jsp History and Culture of The Highlands]
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− | '''Monumental Inscriptions and Cemeteries'''<br>
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− | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scottish/D-GInscriptions.html Monumental Inscriptions, numerous cemeteries]
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− | *[http://www.abdnet.co.uk/mi-index/ Aberdeen and North East FHS Monumental Inscriptions]
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− | *[http://www.freewebs.com/boogiechick/ Headstone and Cemetery Images]
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− | *[http://www.memento-mori.co.uk/index.htm Some Central Scotland Cemetery Transcriptions]
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− | '''Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland''' <br>
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− | *[http://www.archive.org/details/monumentsmonumen01rogeiala Charles Rogers, 1871-2 Volume 1] Download or view online
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− | *[http://www.archive.org/details/monumentsmonumen02rogeiala Charles Rogers, 1871-2 Volume 2] Download or view online
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− | '''Scottish Genealogy Sites'''<br>
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− | *[http://212.140.253.244/NAS/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Site20&dsqCmd=Index.tcl National Archives of Scotland search page]
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− | *[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/ The Scottish Genealogy Society]
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− | *[http://scotfamtree.11.forumer.com/ Scotlands Family Tree, The Friendly Forum]
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− | *[http://www.ancestralscotland.com/ Ancestral Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.sctbdm.com/index.php Scotland Genealogy a Free Resource]
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− | *[http://www.scotsorigins.com/ Scots Origins]
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− | *[http://www.scotsfind.org/ ScotsFind Scottish Genealogy]
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− | *[http://www.talkingscot.com/ TalkingScot]
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− | *[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/tom.paterson/testhome.htm Tom Paterson's Scottish Roots]
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− | *[http://www.sctbdm.com/index.php Scotland BMD Exchange]
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− | *[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/scotsinargpat/index.htm Scots in Argentina 1800-1932]
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− | '''Parish and Census Records'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.freecen.org.uk/ Freecen Census Project]
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− | *[http://www.censusfinder.com/scotland.htm Scottish Census Records]
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− | '''Clans and Surnames'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.scotclans.com/ Scots Clans]
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− | *[http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Genealogy/Lineages_and_Surnames/Scottish_Clans/ Clans, Lineages and Surnames Portal]
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− | *[http://www.scottishradiance.com/clanmap.htm Clan Map of Scotland]
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− | *[http://www.argylls.co.uk/ash1881.html The 91st and 93rd Become The Sutherland Highlanders]
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− | *[http://www.kosb.co.uk/index1.html Kings Own Scottish Borderers]
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− | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~james.mckay/dispatch.htm Scottish Military Historical Society]
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− | *[http://www.scotsatwar.co.uk/aboutsaw.htm The Scots at War]
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− | '''Scottish Castles and Churches'''<br>
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− | *[http://www.garrion.co.uk/diary1853/intro.htm Hutchesontown United Presbyterian Church, Diary of a Church Elder]
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− | *[http://www.rampantscotland.com/castles/blcastles_index.htm Scottish Castles Photo Library]
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− | *[http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/cas.html Castles, Abbeys and Churches]
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castles_in_Scotland Castles In Scotland; County Listings]
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− | *[http://www.catholic-heritage.net/sca/ Scottish Catholic Archives]
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− | *[http://www.scottish-churches.org/ Scottish Churches]
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− | *[http://www.scottishchristian.com/churches/ Church Links and Lists]
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− | *[http://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/cathedrals/index.htm Historic Churches; an A-Z]
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− | *[http://www.twbaird.co.uk/index.html Photographs of some UK Churches (all of U.K. including Scotland)]
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− | *[http://website.lineone.net/~davghalgh/churchhistory.html The Church in Scotland Post 1700]
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