This not only limited Scotland's population increase, but meant that almost every family lost members due to emigration and, because more of the migrants were young males, it skewed the sex and age ratios of the country.

A 2010 Scottish Government study of " public attitudes towards the Scots language " found that 64 % of respondents ( around 1, 000 individuals being a representative sample of Scotland's adult population ) " don't really think of Scots as a language ", but it also found that " the most frequent speakers are least likely to agree that it is not a language ( 58 %) and those never speaking Scots most likely to do so ( 72 %)".

A 2001 survey showed that about half of Scotland's Jewish population lives in East Renfrewshire.

It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9, 577 in 2001 census.

The area also housed the new wave of Jewish immigrants from eastern and central Europe, and housed the great majority of Scotland's Jewish population.

Behind this growth lay the rapid industrialisation of the nineteenth century which left much of the working population throughout Scotland's Central Belt from Glasgow to Edinburgh living in the housing stock built at the end of that century but accommodating far more people.

Despite being Scotland's 5th largest former county in terms of area, it has a smaller population than a medium-size lowland Scottish town.

Despite Scotland's exceptionally cold winter in the early part of 2010, scientists discovered that after the prolonged freezing conditions, rather than reducing in number in the Scottish Highlands, the midge population had actually increased the following summer due to the cold weather reducing its natural predators, such as bats and birds.

Success at Prestonpans had not, as is often claimed, left the rebels in control of Scotland, for the great bulk of the population remained bitterly hostile to the absolutist Stuarts who, prior to their expulsion in a popular revolution, had presided over the notorious persecutions known as Scotland's ' Killing Times '.

1851: Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, with a population of 329, 096 ; over 18 % are Irish-born ; Portland St suspension footbridge is built

It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years.

GROS had two other main buildings: Ladywell House, in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, where population, household and vital statistics data ( including Scotland's census ) are housed ; and Cairnsmore House in Dumfries, home of Scotland's NHS Central Register.

In April – May 2011 House of Pain attended the Groovin ' the Moo touring festival in Australia, and also performed at Scotland's T in the Park Festival on 9 July 2011, as well as Sonisphere UK Festival on 12 July of the same year.

" This particular line of criticism also misses the obvious parallels that existed between the story's background ( England conquered by the Normans in 1066, when they killed Saxon King Harold at Hastings, about 130 years previously ) and the prevailing situation in Scott's native Scotland ( Scotland's union with England in 1707 – about the same length of time had elapsed before Scott's writing and the resurgence in his time of Scottish nationalism evidenced by the cult of Robert Burns, the famous poet who deliberately chose to work in Scots vernacular though he was an educated man and spoke modern English eloquently ).

He is Scotland's most capped player of all time with 102 appearances, and also Scotland's joint-leading goal scorer, with 30 goals.

The Stone Roses were also confirmed to headline Scotland's T in the Park, and the 2012 V Festival, taking place on the 17-18 August in both Chelmsford and Staffordshire.

In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in the National Library of Scotland's ' Scottish Science Hall of Fame '.

Following his researches in the Southern Uplands Charles Lapworth also devoted time to mapping near Durness in Scotland's northwest highlands and was first to propose the controversial theory that here older rocks were found lying above younger, suggesting complex folding or faulting as a cause.

SNH is also a member of SEARS ( Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services ).

Dumfries Ice bowl is also recognized as Scotland's only centre of ice hockey excellence, and trials for the Scottish Jr national team are carried out at this venu.

It also serves as the heart of Scotland's legal system, being the home of both the High Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session.

Scotland's Celtic and Rangers also have a global fanbase.

Cargo traffic has also become another stronghold of Prestwick with the vast majority of Scotland's Boeing 747 Freighter traffic entering via the airport.

The latter rule also applies if one of Scotland's two Pro 12 teams wins a European trophy.

It is also designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947.

Innerpeffray Library ( established c. 1680 ), Scotland's oldest lending library, is also nearby.

The UK nations also produce a number of programmes that are shown across the UK, such as BBC Scotland's comedy series Chewin ' the Fat, and BBC Northern Ireland's talk show Patrick Kielty Almost Live.

The Society also encourages best practice and continued research into Scotland's past through various prizes and awards.

Rothesay was also the location of one of Scotland's many hydropathic establishments during the 19th century boom years of the Hydropathy movement.

In 1258 Jedburgh had also been the focus of royal attention, with negotiations between Scotland's Alexander III and England's Henry III over the heir to the Scottish throne, leaving the Comyn faction dominant.

It is also home to Scotland's oldest horse racing track, the Gala Rig, on the outskirts of the town.

Freshwater pearls from Scotland's rivers were also used.

Newton Stewart is also only 7 miles from Scotland's book town Wigtown.

Cardonald College, one of Scotland's largest further education colleges, opened in 1972, and rapidly expanded in recent times.

In 1320 the Declaration of Arbroath, a remonstrance to the Pope from the nobles of Scotland, helped convince Pope John XXII to overturn the earlier excommunication and nullify the various acts of submission by Scottish kings to English ones so that Scotland's sovereignty could be recognised by the major European dynasties.

Stuart Hill claims that independence comes from an arrangement struck in 1468 between King Christian I of Denmark / Norway and Scotland's James III, whereby Christian pawned the Shetland Islands to James in order to raise money for his daughter's dowry.

Maggieknockater is situated in the heart of Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail, situated less than 4 miles from Dufftown, home of the world-famous Glenfiddich Distillery.

Scores of new punk groups formed around the United Kingdom, as far from London as Belfast's Stiff Little Fingers and Dunfermline, Scotland's The Skids.

Freed from English threats, Scotland's armies could now invade northern England.

She recruited fighting men from both Ireland and Scotland, transporting the gallowglass mercenaries between their Scottish homes and Irish employers and plundering Scotland's outlying islands on her return trips.

" Is Scotland's Coronation Stone a Measurement Standard from the Middle Bronze Age ?".

At the heart of Scotland's Central Belt, Stirling has direct road connections to the major cities of Glasgow, via the M80 motorway, and Edinburgh, via the M9 motorway, as well as inter-city rail links from Stirling Railway Station.

Sometimes, a state wishing to achieve independence from a dominating power will issue a declaration of independence ; the earliest surviving example is Scotland's Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, with the most recent example being Azawad's declaration of independence in 2012.

In 1713, the House of Lords began to consider appeals from Scotland's highest criminal court, the High Court of Justiciary.

Scotland's legal system is separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Scotland's benefit from free trade within the Union is occasionally overstated, as little attention was paid to Scotland and the economic issues it had in the first several decades after union.

Rathlin is from the Mull of Kintyre, the southern tip of Scotland's Kintyre peninsula.

Errol was granted by Governor John Wentworth to Timothy Ruggles and others in 1774, the name taken from Scotland's James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll.

Rebuilt more than once and shortened from the east in the 19th century, this is still used by pedestrians and is one of Scotland's oldest standing bridges.

The Southern Upland Way passes through the town on its way from Portpatrick on Scotland's west coast to Cockburnspath on the east.

On the right, about one-third of the way down from the Castle toward the Palace is Parliament Square, named after the old Parliament House which housed both the law courts and the old Parliament of Scotland between the 1630s and 1707 ( when it was adjourned by the Act of Union ) Parliament House is now the home of the Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court.

The cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are increasingly being seen as a cosmopolitan alternative to Scotland's countryside, with visitors year round, but the main tourist season is generally from April to October inclusive.

The expanding budget airline network from Scotland's airports is making a significant contribution to bringing more visitors to the country.

Used historically by the King of Scots, the Royal Standard of Scotland differs from Scotland's national flag, The Saltire, in that its correct use is restricted by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland to only a few Great Officers of State who officially represent The Sovereign in Scotland.

Influence from England has meant that Scotland's current system is more common law than civilian, but there are areas which are still heavily based on Roman law, such as Scots property law.

The University of Strathclyde is Scotland's third largest university by number of students carrying an international reputation and outlook, with students and staff from over 100 countries.

A scene from Allan Ramsay, and a sketch from Macneill's ballad of Scotland's Skaith, afterwards developed into the well-known Village Politicians, were the first subjects in which his true artistic individuality began to assert itself.