Scotland
General Scottish web portals:
- Electric Scotland
Electric Scotland 'is also the online home of the Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Family Tree and the Scots Independent Newspaper, bringing Scots and Scots descendants together from around the world. You'll find thousands of web pages on Scottish history and clans as well as people and places of Scots descent. We've got lots of books on Scottish history for you to read, recipes for you to enjoy, Scots language and stories in Real Audio to listen to and Travel information on Scotland.'
- Gateway to Scotland
Travel and Scottish interest.
- GoBrittania's Guide to Scotland
History, travel links, sport, clan links, newspaper and magazines, etc.
- Hotels in Scotland Hotels directory for Scotland with Scottish hotels and accommodation online.
- Internet Guide to Scotland
'Contains details on transport, sightseeing, activities and accommodation throughout Scotland with particular emphasis on the Highlands and Islands.'
- Rampant Scotland: A directory of Scottish web sites
- Scotweb
Link to Scottish goods and services.
- Silicon Glen
Guide to Scotland & Scottish reference information.
Cultural organisations:
- Book of the Deer Project
- British Council
- Robert Burns Federations
- Elphinstone Institute
(University of Aberdeen) - The Institute's mission is to research, document, and promote the Ethnology and Folklore of the North and North East of Scotland.
- Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd (HI-Arts) 'An independent company limited by guarantee with charitable status, established in 1990 to promote and develop the arts in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.'
- Historic Scotland
- National Trust for Scotland
- New Lanark Conservation Trust
- Saltire Society (Edinburgh) - 'The aim of the Saltire Society is to preserve all that is best in Scottish tradition and to encourage every new development which can strengthen and enrich the country's cultural life.'
- Scottish Arts Council
The SAC is 'one of the main channels for Government funding for the arts in Scotland'.
- Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN)
'SCRAN is the award winning history and culture website providing instant access to images, sounds, movies and learning resources. It contains over one million records from museums, galleries and archives. In addition, there are learning materials such as pathfinders, resource packs, curriculum navigator, topic banks and teaching packs.'
- Scottish Language Dictionaries (SLD)
SLD 'is a body established to develop dictionaries and to promote the languages of Scotland.' It 'aims in particular to develop Scottish lexicography, building on the achievements of the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA).'
- Scots Abroad: National Library of Scotland holdings
Literature & publishing:
- Birlinn Books Ltd (Edinburgh) - publishes 'a range of books of Scottish interest, including books on history, archaeology, customs and traditions, travel and folklore.'
- Canongate Books (Edinburgh)
- Edinburgh University Press
- International PEN Scottish Centre Part of the International Writers' Society.
- Luath Press (Edinburgh) - Publishes 'a diverse range of material in an accessible way, primarily but not exclusively focusing on Scotland.'
- Sandstone Press (Dingwall, Ross-shire) - Scottish literary publishing house based in the Highlands.
- Scottish Book Trust
- Tuckwell Press
'Tuckwell Press is the world's leading publisher of Scottish history, and also publishes biography, architecture, literary history, ethnology, folklore, garden history, politics and books on the north of England. Titles range from Somerled to Sport, from Mary Queen of Scots to Captain Scott, and from the Union of 1707 to the Glasgow Trades Unions. Contemporary topics include Scottish Independence and the question of the Scottish nuclear bases in this age of Devolution.'
Newspapers & magazines:
- BBC Scotland
- The Herald (Glasgow)
- Highland News Group
- History Scotland Magazine 'History Scotland is a new bi-monthly magazine which introduces the general public to the highest quality of writing and new research by Scottish historians, archaeologists and heritage professionals'.
- Scots Magazine
'The world's most widely-read Scottish interest publication. First published in 1739,The Scots Magazine has evolved into a colourful, authoritative, thought-provoking monthly periodical with many thousands of readers worldwide. Scotland: the country, the people, the culture are all in The Scots Magazine.'
- Scotsman Newspaper
- Scottish History Magazine
Scotweb's online magazine addresses 'the history of Scotland, touching lightly on pre-history, in detail through the late medieval period, and forwards towards the present day.
Film:
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
'Edinburgh is the UK's leading Film Festival and has celebrated cinema in its infinite variety for fifty-six uninterrupted years.'
- Scottish Screen
'Scottish Screen develops, encourages and promotes every aspect of film, television and new media in Scotland.'
Music & dance:
- Calasaig
'A 5 piece Scottish band, playing traditional music & song from Scotland, Ireland &
England as well as their own compositions.'
- Celtic Connections Festival
(Glasgow) - 'Scotland's premiere Celtic music festival taking place from Wednesday 14th January - Sunday 1st February 2004 in venues across Glasgow'
- Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
- Robin Laing, Scottish folk-singer and songwriter
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
'The Society was established in 1923 by its co-founders to protect and promote the standards of Scottish country dancing. Today we are an International organisation catering to the needs of some 25,000 members.'
- Scottish Ballet: http://www.scottishballet.co.uk/
Scotland's National Dance Company.
- Scottish Music Centre (Glasgow) - 'Documenting, supporting and promoting all forms of music-making in Scotland. Website offers searchable events listings, directory and catalogue, online shop, and guide to resources and services offered by the Centre.'
Festivals:
Scottish history:
- Medieval Scotland
'This is a collection of articles and resources aimed at anyone interested in Scotland between A.D. 500 and 1603, from about when the King of Dál Riata moved from Ireland to Argyll to when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne.'
- Notable Dates in Scottish History: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/histdates.html
- Scottish History Online & Pictish Pages
- Scottish History Magazine Scotweb's online magazine addresses 'the history of Scotland, touching lightly on pre-history, in detail through the late medieval period, and forwards towards the present day.'
- Scottish Jewish Archives Centre
'The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre - opened in 1987 - is a national heritage, information and research centre which collects documents, photographs and artefacts. It also houses an exhibition showing the history of the Jews in Scotland since the Seventeenth Century.'
- TAMH: Tayside - A Maritime History An online museum that covers the history of the East of Scotland (Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose and Perth) and the sea. Contains over 500 searchable articles on geography, trade, whaling, fishing, lifeboats, lighthouses and naval topics. Currently around 7500 records of mariners and their voyages from 1580 onwards.
Genealogy:
- The Highland Clearances
A rapidly-growing digital archive on Scotland's Highland Clearances. Concentrating on first-hand accounts it tells the stories of where people came from and the places to which they went. Photographs, articles, statistics, people and passenger searches, maps and much more.
- Scots Origins
Scots Origins is the official, Governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland. It is an online 'pay-per-view' database of indexes from the genealogical records of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).
Recreation & sport:
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