A makar is a term from Scottish literature for a poet or bard, often thought of as a royal court poet.
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, now in ruins: one of Scotland's key buildings in the classic period of the Makars and a possible presence in some of Dunbar's spiritual works
Rosslyn Chapel; built in the century of the makars, the famed intricacy of its carving shares much in spirit with the aureation in their language.
Nicola Sturgeon and the new 2021 Makar Kathleen Jamie outside the Scottish Poetry Library
Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes works in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin, Norn or other languages written within the modern boundaries of Scotland.
Three great men of Scottish literature: busts of Burns, Scott and Stevenson
A page from the Book of Aneirin, containing part of the Gododdin, c. sixth century
Book of Deer, folio 5r, containing the text of the Gospel of Matthew from 1:18 through 1:21
James I, who spent much of his life imprisoned in England, where he gained a reputation as a musician and poet