Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
The Union Jack Flag
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland flag is really made up of the three flags of England, Scotland and formerly the totality of Ireland up until 1921.
The crosses of each country’s Patron Saint combined form the U.K flag.
England: Cross of St George – Red Cross
Scotland: Cross of St Andrew – White Saltaire
This is the scottish flag
N. Ireland: Cross of St Patrick – Red Saltaire
Right Way Of Displaying The Union Jack
Some historians believe that the Union Flag is called 'Jack' because it´s named after James I (Jacobus in Latin ) since he introduced the flag after acceding to the throne and was the first monarch to be called King of Great Britain.
ScotLanD´s AmAzing BasKing ShArK
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Basking sharks, along with 23 species of whales and dolphins, are part of 44,000 species in Scotland's coast and seas.
Basking sharks, along with 23 species of whales and dolphins, are part of 44,000 species in Scotland's coast and seas.
They can weigh more than five tonnes and can filter every hour sea water equal to that held in an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
BEaUtifuL CasTLes of the UniTeD KinGDom
Warwick Castle
There was a fort there from the 10th century, but today´s castle dates from 1264, with various additions later on. It was the home of 20 Earls of Warwick before it was bought by the Tussauds in the 1970s.
Leeds Castle, Kent
It´s on an island of the River Len; Edward I, and later Henry VIII, made several modifications and the castle's last private owner ( American Lady Baillie) decorated it thoroughly in the 1920s.
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Built in 1096 to drive away the Scottish invasion. "The Windsor of the North"' has belonged to the Percy family (the Dukes of Northumberland) for the past 700 years. It´s Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies!
Conwy Castle, North Wales
It's one of the many Welsh castles built by Wales´s conqueror Edward I as part of his 'iron ring' around the country. It was begun in 1283 and it´s one of Europe's greatest medieval castles, with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background and the river Conwy's estuary.
Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
It's named after St. Donan, a Celtic martyr and built in the 13th century. It was last sacked by the Royal Navy (1719) but restored by a retired colonel who bought it in 1911.
ScOttiSH HighLAnd´s NationAL GarmenT
TarTAn, KiLTs: CLicK to LeaRN
The authenTic Scots Kilt exhibits in the Tartan a characteristic pAtteRn or Sett.
The associAtion of parTicular pAtterns with indiViduaL CLAns and fAmilies can be trAced back to the 16th century.
The PrinCe of WALes
ScoTLAnd´s HaGGis...
The main ingredient in haggis is "sheep pluck" (the internal organs of a sheep: the trachea -windpipe or throat-, lungs, heart and liver). These are chopped up and combined with oats, onions, suet (sheep’s fat), and spices like thyme, sage and rosemary. The whole lot is mixed up and stuffed into a sheep’s stomach and then boiled in water. The dish is plated with a side of neeps and tatties, the cheeky Scottish term for mashed potatoes and rutabaga.
The haggis is either left in its casing, in which case you ceremonially cut it open to reveal the haggis inside, or it’s removed and spooned on to the plate for easy access.
The haggis is either left in its casing, in which case you ceremonially cut it open to reveal the haggis inside, or it’s removed and spooned on to the plate for easy access.
ScoTs Andy MurrAy: 1st British man in 74 yEars at Wimbledon´s FinALs
WAtch hiM bEat NadaL in Japan (2011)
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