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scotland
kinrossshire
kirkcudbrightshire
lanarkshire
midlothian
morayshire
nairnshire
orkney
peeblesshire
perthshire
renfrewshire
rossshire
roxburghshire
selkirkshire
shetland
stirlingshire
sutherland
westlothian
wigtownshire |
Historically, from roughly the end of
the 14th century, Scotland began to show a split into two cultural
areas the mainly Scots, or English, speaking Lowlands, and the
mainly Gaelic-speaking Highlands.
This caused divisions in the country
where the Lowlands remained, historically, more influenced by
mainstream European culture with strong trading links across the
North Sea with the growth of the east coast burghs, the Lowlands
also lay more open to attack by invading armies from the south and
absorbed English influence through their proximity to and their
trading relations with their southern neighbours.
Gaelic persisted in remote parts of the
southwest, which had formed part of the rival kingdom of Galloway
during the early medieval period up until the 13th century, notably
in Kirkcudbrightshire and Carrick probably up until the late 1700s.
Counties
England Wales
Scotland
Kinross-shire,
Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire Midlothian,
Morayshire,
Nairnshire Orkney,
Peeblesshire,
Perthshire
Renfrewshire, Ross-shire,
Roxburghshire
Selkirkshire, Shetland,
Stirlingshire Sutherland,
West Lothian,
Wigtownshire |
