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Coatbridge

(Encyclopedia)Coatbridge, town, North Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. In Coatbridge a variety of iron and steel products are manufactured. ...

Britain

(Encyclopedia)Britain brĭtˈən [key], alternate term for Great Britain, comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales. Often used synonymously with the United Kingdom, the name Britain is derived from Britannia, give...

Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia)Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of mŏntrōzˈ [key], 1612–50, Scottish nobleman and soldier. He succeeded to the earldom in 1626 and, feeling slighted by Charles I, joined the Cov...

Hamilton, William, English poet

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, William, 1704–54, English poet, b. Scotland. He is best known for the poem “The Braes of Yarrow” (1724).

Clyde

(Encyclopedia)Clyde, principal river of SW Scotland, 106 mi (171 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands and flowing generally NW through Glasgow to the Firth of Clyde. It drains c.1,480 sq mi (3,830 sq km). The l...

Dunnet Head

(Encyclopedia)Dunnet Head, sandstone promontory, 341 ft (104 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northern extremity of the Scottish mainland. ...

Aberbrothock

(Encyclopedia)Aberbrothock: see Arbroath, Scotland. ...

Alloway

(Encyclopedia)Alloway, Scotland: see Ayr.

Icolmkill

(Encyclopedia)Icolmkill, Scotland: see Iona.

Louisburgh

(Encyclopedia)Louisburgh, Scotland: see Wick.