Scotland
Scotland is one of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom. It borders England to the south, and is separated from Northern Ireland by the Irish Sea.
| Map | Directions | Photos | Hotels |
Scotland Photos
Popular Destinations
Edinburgh
Recommended ✓
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland located in the Central Belt region of the country.Glasgow
Recommended ✓
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and the fourth-largest in the UK; with a population of about 600,000 in the city itself and over 2,000,000 if the surrounding towns of the Clydeside conurbation are taken into account.Aberdeen
Aberdeen is the third-largest city in Scotland, United Kingdom, with a population of over 220,000.Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is in south-western Scotland in the Firth of Clyde, which is the broad reach of sea southwest of Glasgow and enclosed by the Ayrshire coast to the east and the Kintyre peninsula to the west.Destinations
Central Belt
The Central Belt of Scotland is that part of the country which stretches from Glasgow in the west to Edinburgh in the east, and contains the majority of the population.Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands is the rugged northern and north-western portion of Scotland.North East Scotland
North East Scotland is the eastern region of Scotland bounded by the Firth of Forth to the south and the Moray Firth to the north; its cities are Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth.South West
South West Scotland is a lowland region of Scotland, a triangle bounded to the west by the Firth of Clyde and to the south by the Solway Firth.Shetland Islands
The Shetland Islands are the most northerly archipelago in Scotland with over one hundred islands, of which fifteen are inhabited, around 160 km north of the Scottish mainland.Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of over 70 islands some 10 miles off the northern tip of Scotland.Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is a region in southeastern Scotland adjoining the border with England, a fact which has heavily influenced the history of this region.Scotland Hotels
Scotland
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 5,400,000
- Latitude of center: 56° 29' 56" (56.4989°) north
- Longitude of center: 4° 13' 7.5" (4.2188°) west
- Elevation: 561 feet (171 meters)
- Neighbors: England
- Wikidata: Scotland
- Wikimedia Commons: Scotland
Maps of Scotland
Other Names for Scotland
Breton: Skos, Catalan: Escòcia, Dutch: Schotland, Esperanto: Skotlando, Finnish: Skotlanti, French: Ecosse, French: Écosse, German: Schottland, Irish: Albain, Italian: Scozia, Latin: Caledonia, Lithuanian: Škotija, Norwegian: Skottland, Portuguese: Escócia, Russian: Шотландия, Scottish Gaelic: Alba, Spanish: Escocia, Swedish: Skottland, 苏格兰
One's destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things. - Henry Miller