| Geography |
| Scotland is a part of the British Isles, a group of islands located off of the nort-west coast of Europe. Scotland itself is in the northernmost part of the largest island, Britain. The remaining part of the island is England. |
| Language and Culture |
The languages of Scotland divide into three major divisions today: English, Scots, and Gaelic. A fourth language, Cumbric, closely related to Welsh, is now extinct. English is the most recent language to be added to the Scottish linguistic heritage; it is one of the many major changes brought into Scottish culture as a result of the loss of Scottish independence in 1707. Scots and Gaelic are of much greater antiquity. |
| Scots |
| The Dictionary of the Scots Language is available on the web. |
| Gaelic |
| Akerbeltz has good information on Gaelic pronunciation, and a wealth of other information as well. |
| Culture |
| The Gathering 2009 in Scotland will be the biggest and most impressive glan gathering ever. |
| Rampant Scotland has an enormous number of links to things Scottish. |
| Tartans and kilts |
| XMarkstheScot is a forum site focused on encouraging the wearing of the kilt. |
Music Scottish music is a topic that defies easy classification. For an introduction, take a look at the Wikipedia introduction to Scottish music. |
| Traditional Music - Scots |
| Ed Miller |
| Traditional Music - Gaelic |
| Julie Fowlis |
| Mary Jane Lamond |
| Christine Primrose |
| Traditional Music - Instrumental |
| Contemporary music |
| Scocha makes modern Scottish music |
| History |
| Wikipedia has a brief introduction to the history of Scotland |