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[[Image:Scotland-Map.jpg|250px|thumb|Wikipedia: Scotland Map]]
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'''Capital'''  Edinburgh<br>
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'''Patron Saint'''  St. Andrew<br>
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'''Currency'''  Pound sterling<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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'''[[Places_of_Worship | Places of Worship]]'''
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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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'''Military Websites'''<br>
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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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Latest revision as of 18:52, 20 July 2022

Wikipedia: Scotland Map


Capital Edinburgh

Patron Saint St. Andrew

Currency Pound sterling

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.


Places of Worship


Scottish Records Links to useful information about finding your Scots Ancestors.



Aberdeenshire Angus/Forfarshire Argyllshire Ayrshire
Banffshire Berwickshire Buteshire Caithness
Clackmannanshire Cromartyshire Dumfriesshire Dunbartonshire
East Lothian/Haddingtonshire Edinburgh Fife Glasgow
Inverness-shire Kinross-shire Kirkcudbrightshire Lanarkshire
Morayshire Nairnshire Orkney Peebles-shire
Perthshire Renfrewshire Ross-shire Roxburghshire
Selkirkshire Shetland Stirlingshire Sutherland
West Lothian/Linlithgowshire Western Isles Wigtownshire




General Scotland Links

The counties within Scotland have changed over the course of time, the three major political acts which changed the local government administration of the counties were:

  • Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
  • Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
  • Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994

A description of the changes and clickable maps of the pre 1890 and 1890-1975 counties
can be found at Traditional Counties Of Scotland


Portal and Directory Sites


Registration Districts Information


Maps and Historical Descriptions


Images, People and Places


History of Scotland



Monumental Inscriptions and Cemeteries


Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland


Scottish Genealogy Sites


Parish and Census Records


Clans and Surnames


Military Websites


Scottish Castles and Churches



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