List of cultural icons of Scotland
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This list of cultural icons of Scotland is a list of objects, topics or people identified[by whom?] as cultural icons of Scotland.
Animals[edit]
- Capercaillie[1]
- Highland cattle
- Osprey[2]
- Ptarmigan[3]
- Red deer[4]
- Red kite[5]
- Red squirrel[6]
- Scottish Fold
- Scottish wild cat[7]
Arts and crafts[edit]
- John Bellany[8]
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh[9]
- Edwin Morgan[8]
- Andy Scott[10][11]
Buildings and structures[edit]
- Balmoral Castle[12]
- Balmoral Hotel[13]
- Broch[14]
- Clyde Tunnel[15]
- Edinburgh Castle[16]
- Falkirk Wheel[17]
- Scott Monument[18]
- Scottish Parliament[19]
- Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre[20]
Clan[edit]
Clothing[edit]
Festivals[edit]
- Beltane[24]
- Braemar Gathering[25]
- Burns Night[26][27]
- Edinburgh Festival[28][29]
- Edinburgh Fringe (Edinburgh Festival Fringe)[30][31]
- Edinburgh Tattoo [29]
- Hogmanay[32]
- Royal Highland Show[5]
- Saint Andrew's day[33]
Folklore[edit]
Food and drink[edit]
Government[edit]
History[edit]
- Antonine Wall[40]
- Auld Alliance[41]
- Battle of Bannockburn[42]
- Battle of Stirling Bridge
- Charles Edward Stuart[43]
- Culloden[44]
- Declaration of Arbroath[45][46]
- John Knox[47]
- John Paul Jones[48]
- Massacre of Glencoe[49]
- Rob Roy MacGregor[50]
- Robert the Bruce[51]
- William Wallace[46]
Industry, science[edit]
Literature, poetry[edit]
Music[edit]
- Bagpipes[citation needed]
- Flower of Scotland[citation needed]
- Scotland the Brave[citation needed]
- Scots wha hae[citation needed]
People[edit]
- Keir Hardie[57]
- John Macadam[58]
- John Napier[59]
- Winnie Ewing, the first Scottish Nationalist MP to be elected to Westminster in 1967[60]
Royal[edit]
Sport[edit]
- Kenny Dalglish[63]
- Highland Games[64]
- Eric Liddell[65]
- Andy Murray[66]
- Jackie Stewart[67]
- Tartan Army[68]
Television, radio, theatre, film[edit]
- Balamory
- Billy Connolly[69]
- Dr Finlay's Casebook [46]
- Ewan McGregor[70]
- Gregory's Girl
- Local Hero
- Para Handy[71]
- Rab C Nesbitt[72]
- Raven
- Ricky Fulton[73]
- Sean Connery[74]
- Still Game[75]
- Take the High Road
- Tannochbrae [46]
- Trainspotting
Transport[edit]
- Royal Yacht Britannia[76]
- Caledonian MacBrayne[77]
- Cutty Sark[78][79]
- RRS Discovery
- Flying Scotsman
- QE2[80]
- Queen Mary
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ↑ "Scotland Outdoors Articles - Scotland's Wildlife: Osprey". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- ↑ "Scotland Outdoors Articles - Scotland's Wildlife: Red Deer". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Scotland Outdoors Articles - Royal Highland Show". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Scotland Outdoors Articles - Scotland's Wildlife: Red Squirrel". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Scotland Outdoors Articles - Scotland's Wildlife: Wildcat". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "UK | Scotland | South of Scotland | Italy's little slice of Scotland". BBC News. 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Mackintosh visit figures unveiled". BBC News. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | New sculpture for Glasgow Harbour". BBC News. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Horse sculptures to boost tourism". BBC News. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Royal aide is shot at Balmoral". BBC News. 2004-12-08. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "CBBC Newsround | UK | JK writes Potter note on statue". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Digging deep into Caithness' past". BBC News. 2006-06-25. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Row over £10m tunnel bill". BBC News. 2003-10-13. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Castle is modern map 'birthplace'". BBC News. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Falkirk Wheel and the Antonine Wall, Falkirk | Travel". The Guardian. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "The City of Edinburgh Council - the Scott Monument". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "CBBC Newsround | SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT | What is the Scottish Parliament?". news.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UK | Scotland | SECC unveils new £62m arena plan". BBC News. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Clan takes the high road to the Internet". BBC News. 1999-01-18. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Sporran wearers may need licence". BBC News. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "British Style Genius - Country Style - Tartan". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC - Religion & Ethics - Beltane: Edinburgh traditions". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UK | Scotland | Royals attend Highland event". BBC News. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Robert Burns". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "CBBC Newsround | Teachers | Literacy | Text | Burns' Night and dialect". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "UK | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | Edinburgh Tattoo takes on Glasgow". BBC News. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "The Fringe - Did all this really happen? - The Scotsman". Thescotsman.scotsman.com. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Fringe spent £100,000 trying to fix ticket chaos - The Scotsman". Thescotsman.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC - Food - News and events - Hogmanay". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Religions - Christianity: Saint Andrew". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | New clues to mystery sea monster". BBC News. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC - Food - Recipes - Cullen skink". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Scot claims haggis eating crown". BBC News. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "How the world fell in love with whisky". The Guardian. 2011-04-15.
- ↑ "Scottish Recipes - Selkirk Bannock". Rampantscotland.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Special Report | 1999 | 06/99 | Scottish Parliament opening | Countdown to the official opening". BBC News. 1999-07-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | MSPs called to support Roman wall". BBC News. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "History - Scottish History". BBC. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Call to protect Bannockburn site". BBC News. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "History of the Monarchy > the Jacobite Claimants > Prince Charles". www.royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "History - Scottish History". BBC. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 "11 September in Scottish History". BBC. 1999-07-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Great Scots: John Knox". www.geo.ed.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Cumbria - Coast - Stage 2 - The Beacon and John Paul Jones". BBC. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "13 February in Scottish History". BBC. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Teams search for Rob Roy's house". BBC News. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "History - Robert the Bruce". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West | Contest to find oldest television". BBC News. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Oor Wullie is top Scottish icon". BBC News. 2004-04-05. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Robert Burns - Readers". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "On This Day in Scottish History". BBC. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- ↑ "UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Dalglish tees off revamped course". BBC News. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- ↑ "'Scots look at Murray and are proud he is one of them'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archived copy". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "UK | Scotland | Sir Sean Connery signs book deal". BBC News. 2006-07-06. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Scotland Television - Still Game". BBC. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "1953: Queen launches Royal Yacht Britannia". BBC News. 16 April 1953. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ Kit Fraser (4 September 2008). "Calls for end to ferry monopoly". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Restoring the Cutty Sark". BBC London. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Cutty Sark is saved by £3.3m gift". BBC News. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ James Cook (10 July 2001). "Rough times for Clyde workforce". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
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