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In
the Middle Ages
, boroughs were settlements
in England that were granted some self-government ; burghs were
the Scottish equivalent.
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There are seats for each
of the 79 councillors
, situated
in a Hemicycle
, all facing
the Lord Provost (
the Scottish equivalent of the lord mayor found
in London
and other cities ), his Depute
, and the Chief Executive
, who are seated behind
the mace
.
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James Macpherson was
the first
Scottish poet
to gain an international reputation
, claiming
to have found poetry written by Ossian
, he published translations that acquired international popularity
, being proclaimed as a Celtic
equivalent of the Classical epics
.
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This was nicknamed tonsura magorum (" Magus " was accepted as
equivalent to druid
, and to this day
the Magoi
of Matthew 2
, are druidhean
in the Scottish Gaelic Bible ).
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They were worn by
the sovereign at
the installation
of knights
of that order
, the Irish
equivalent of the English
Order of the Garter
and the Scottish Order of the Thistle.
The Scottish equivalent of an English baron
is a Lord
of Parliament
.
The Anglian territory
of Bernicia was approximately
equivalent to the modern English counties
of Northumberland
and Durham
, and the former
Scottish counties
of Berwickshire
and East Lothian
, stretching from
the Forth
to the Tees
.
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It was summarized by Reuss as
the Degree
of " Scotch Masonry ,"
equivalent to " Scotch Mason
, Knight
of St
. Andrew
, Royal Arch ,"
and he described it as " Full instruction
in the Scottish degrees
of Ancient and Accepted Masonry
.
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Often
, within countries such as
the US
, the UK (
and, in all likelihood
, China ) there are standardised qualifications
, examinations
and workbooks that
form the concrete teaching materials needed for secondary-school
and pre-university courses ( for example
, within
the UK
, all students are required
to sit or take
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers
, A-levels or their
equivalent in order
to ensure that a certain minimal level
of mathematical competence
in a wide variety
of topics has been obtained ).
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This
is a situation like that
of Lowland Scots
and Scottish Standard English – where lexical items have been re-allocated
to the phoneme classes that are nearest
to the equivalent standard classes
.
The equivalent title
in the Scottish peerage
is Duke
of Albany
.
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In Scotland
, the equivalent trails are called Long Distance Routes
and are administered by
Scottish Natural Heritage
.
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At
the older universities
the degree
of Master
of Arts
is conferred
in the arts subjects after four years while
the newer universities instead conferrer
the degree
of Bachelor
of ArtsThe degree
of Master
of Arts conferred by
the Ancient Scottish Universities
is equivalent to the degree
of Bachelor
of Arts at other universities
and does not require
the level
of study necessitated for
the other degrees
of master awarded by these universities
.
The equivalent British term
is the GCE " Advanced Level " or " Advanced Highers
Scottish ",
the Irish
is " Leaving Certificate ",
the German
is " Abitur ", or simply " Abi ",
the French
is " le baccalauréat ", or simply " le bac ",
the Australian
is " Higher School Certificate ( HSC )", previously known as " Matriculation ",
the Romanian
is " bacalaureat ".
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They were worn by
the sovereign at
the installation
of knights
of that order
, the Irish
equivalent of the English
Order of the Garter
and the Scottish Order of the Thistle.
The Scottish equivalent of a sheriff's bailiff or high bailiff
is the sheriff officer ( for
the Sheriff Court ) or
the messenger-at-arms ( for
the Court
of Session ).
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* Standard Grade
, a
Scottish certificate
of education
, roughly
equivalent to the English
and Welsh GCSE
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James Macpherson was
the first
Scottish poet
to gain an international reputation
, claiming
to have found poetry written by Ossian
, he published translations that acquired international popularity
, being proclaimed as a Celtic
equivalent of the Classical epics
.
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"
The Scottish SPCA changed
its logo
in 2005
to make a clearer distinction between itself
and the RSPCA
in an attempt
to prevent legacies being left
to its English
equivalent by mistake when
the Scottish charity was intended
.
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At
the Ancient universities
of Scotland ( St Andrews
, Edinburgh
, Glasgow
, Aberdeen ) a BSc ( Hons ) indicates a four year course
, being
the equivalent of the Scottish MA for science degrees
.
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On one level
, there was
the residual perception
of a connection that many mainstream Protestant voters associated with
the sectarian violence
in Northern Ireland — a perception that
is unfair
to a large extent since
the Scottish Orange
Order has dealt more stringently with members associating with Northern Irish paramilitaries than
its Irish
equivalent.
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Since at least
the 12th century
, Welsh bards
and musicians have participated
in musical
and poetic contests called eisteddfodau ; this
is the equivalent of the Scottish Mod
and the Irish Fleadh Cheoil
.
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Children 1st – formerly
the Royal
Scottish Society for
the Prevention
of Cruelty
to Children –
is the NSPCC's
equivalent in Scotland
.
Scottish and is
The sambur buck
, the jungle stag that
is even more noble than
the Scottish elk
.
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`` Ring Of Bright Water '' by Gavin Maxwell
is just that -- a haunting
, warmly personal chronicle
of a man
, an otter
, and a remote cottage
in the Scottish West Highlands
.
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* Atlas
is a nickname for Michael Marra
, a
Scottish musician ( born 1952 )
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* 1318 – Berwick-upon-Tweed
is captured by
the Scottish from England
.
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* 1858 –
The Wernerian Natural History Society
, a former
Scottish learned society
, is wound up
.
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Abbotsford
is a historic house
in the region
of the Scottish Borders
in the south
of Scotland
, near Melrose
, on
the south bank
of the River Tweed
.
The general ground-plan
is a parallelogram
, with irregular outlines
, one side overlooking
the Tweed ;
and the style
is mainly
the Scottish Baronial
.
Scottish Borders Council
is considering an application by a property developer
to build a housing estate on
the opposite bank
of the River Tweed from Abbotsford
, to which Historic Scotland
and the National Trust for Scotland object
.
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In
Scottish Law
, consent
is not a defense for assault
.
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
is a book by
the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume
, published
in 1748
.
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* 1305 – William Wallace
, who led
the Scottish resistance against England
, is captured by
the English near Glasgow
and transported
to London where he
is put on trial
and executed
.
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* 1388 –
The Battle
of Otterburn
, a border skirmish between
the Scottish and the English
in Northern England
, is fought near Otterburn
.
Scottish empiricist David Hume made a similar argument
, that belief
in objective moral truths
is unwarranted
and to discuss them
is meaningless
.
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Contributions from these ethnic foods have become as common as traditional " American " fares such as hot dogs
, hamburgers
, beef steak
, which are derived from German cuisine
, ( chicken-fried steak
, for example
, is a variation on German schnitzel ), cherry pie
, Coca-Cola
, milkshakes
, fried chicken ( Fried chicken
is of Scottish and African influence )
and so on
.
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* 1904 –
The first international rugby league match
is played between England
and an Other Nationalities team ( Welsh &
Scottish players )
in Central Park
, Wigan
, England
.
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* 1296 – First War
of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scots army
is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne
, 6th Earl
of Surrey at
the Battle
of Dunbar
.
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* 1951 –
The Stone
of Scone
, the stone upon which
Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned
, is found on
the site
of the altar
of Arbroath Abbey
.
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Areas similar
to that
of the council area are covered by
the Angus Westminster constituency for
the UK Parliament
and the area
is also represented at
the Scottish Parliament by both
the Angus
and North Tayside Holyrood constituencies
.
The triforium ( open arcade ) above
the door
is unique
in Scottish medieval architecture
.
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There
is a
Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel
in Acheninver
, a short distance
to the north
.
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Bundle theory
, originated by
the 18th century
Scottish philosopher David Hume
, is the ontological theory about objecthood
in which an object consists only
of a collection ( bundle )
of properties
, relations or tropes
.
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