I like it. Family is from there, and Grandad insists I’m Scottish (born in Derbyshire), butI don’t want to be like one of those Americans who thinks they’re Irish because they are 1/16 it or something.

If the result of the Battle of Stamford Bridge had been different then the border would’ve roughly been drawn across from Morecambe Bay.

The most prosperous town in Scotland in medieval times was Berwick on Tweed. It was so highly regarded that the English King, Edward 1, butchered everyone within its walls as an example to Scottish rebels. It was ceded to England as part of a peace treaty, but Berwick Rangers (the local football team) still play in the Scottish league.

Don’t know who thumbed down the first two answers because they are basically correct. If you are studying here for more than 6 months then you are entitled to NHS treatment. However if you are here for less than 6 months you will only be entitled to emergency treatment and would need to take out private insurance. This link will give you all the details…

there was an area where the exact lines were very vague, until james I pacified the Border earls, but in general the Hadrians wall awas always the emptional border… Although it had long been the de facto border, it was legally stablished in 1237, by the Treaty of York between England and Scotland,[1] with the exception of a small area around Berwick, which was taken by England in 1482. It is thus one of the oldest extant borders in the world, although Berwick was only fully annexed by England by the Wales and Berwick Act 1746 (It was not included in Northumberland for parliamentary purposes until 1885.). Also, for many centuries the Scottish Marches on either side of the boundary was an area of mixed allegiances, where families or clans switched which country or side they supported as suited their family interests at that time, and lawlessness abounded. Border Reivers were notorious for raiding without favour to either country.And after the act of Union 1707 it seemed more or less pointless to talk about a border anyway…

Wonderful combination of great photograpy and great Scottish music.

depends how you define it. To the Romans, what we call Scotland was Calaedonia (the Scots hadn’t come over from Ireland yet), and the border was Hadrian’s Wall – from Carlisle to Newcastle, basically.

je savais pas kwe les ecossais sont si getils et ouvert.
i love you scotland

First of all it’s probably best that you learn the language, then research the countries to see which suits you best, i.e what’s important to you schools, night life, work prospects etc… then contact the local embassy of the one that comes out top of your list they should be able to give you all the specific info you need.

Great cities, wild countryside, spectacular mountains, friendly people – and they make whisky there. What more could you want?

Very well done sir…..