Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the N
Skara Brae, Europe's most complete Neolithic village, occupied from roughly 3180 BC – 2500 BC
Callanish Stones, erected in the late Neolithic era
James V of Scotland at the Court of Session in 1532, at Parliament House, Edinburgh, the Parliament of Scotland until 1707
Depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, fought during the First War of Scottish Independence, 1297
A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014. The referendum question was "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered
The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, and the Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, at the launch of the National Conversation, 14 August 2007
The Scottish cabinet of the second Salmond government, the first government to achieve a majority in the Scottish Parliament
First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and UK Prime Minister David Cameron sign the Edinburgh Agreement (2012)
Yes campaign poster on a shop