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centre of Scotland
centre of Scotland in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
centre of Scotland is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
There is some debate as to the location of the geographical centre of Scotland. This is due to different methods of calculating the centre, and whether surrounding islands are included.
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Background
History
Matthew Paris's map of 1247 shows a clear north–south divide to Scotland. Proverbially Stirling is the strategically important "Gateway to the Highlands". It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together". There is also and east–west divide as told in the story as recorded by Boece who relates that in 855 Scotland was invaded by two Northumbrian princes, Osbrecht and Ella. They united their Northumberian Anglian forces with the Lowland Strathclyde Britons in order to defeat the Highland Pictish Scots. Having secured Stirling castle, they built the first stone bridge over the Forth. On the top they reportedly raised a crucifix with the inscription:…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.8169, -4.1826
Sources
- wikidata: Q5062662 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Geographical centre of Scotland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is centre of Scotland?
- centre of Scotland is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- What is centre of Scotland?
- centre of Scotland in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to centre of Scotland?
- Its coordinates are 56.8169°, -4.1826°.