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scotland in brief
LearnEnglish UK Culture - Scotland Find out about living in Scotland, including culture, icons, multiculturalism and language.
poets and poetry
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See new poetry, reflecting the diversity of language in Scotland today, commissioned in collaboration with Edinburgh: UNESCO City of Literature.
arts and culture: accents
The chances are that if you left a Scotsman with the forest people in the middle of the Amazonian jungle for 20 years, they would still speak like a Scot. Read more
arts and culture: a sense of belonging
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What happens when a famous photographer asks Scottish personalities to write a description of their favourite place in Scotland to accompany his photographs? Find out
history and heritage: myth
Tourists in Scotland still thrive on popular icons such as tartan, pipes and the revered Loch Ness Monster. Here's a fresh look at myths attached to Scotland and the Scots.
history and heritage: highlands and islands
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The Pacific North West and the Scottish Highlands and Islands are linked by more than history. Find out more about it here
sports and leisure: genealogy
If you are interested in Scottish roots, access some of the world’s best sites for family history as well as some of the earliest and most comprehensive sets of records available anywhere.
sports and leisure: currency of the dead
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Night-time walks through Scotland's shadowy burial grounds have become increasingly popular and tourism companies are adept at utilising the past to provide a window into the future. Read more
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LearnEnglish would like to thank the following sources for the content of this issue:

British Council Scotland for the section on new Scottish poetry.

ScotlandNow for the following articles and the images that accompany them: Scottish - Probably the best accent in the world; A sense of Belonging; Myth Represented; The highlands and islands; Genealogy; Currency of the Dead

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