Here are 30 facts about Scotland



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Green forests, vast lochs, towering mountains and a lively culture form the beautiful country of Scotland. But this great country is so much more than that! We’ve delved a little deeper and discovered some exciting and funny trivia pieces you ought to know before travelling to the Highlands.
Here are 30 facts about Scotland –
1 Scotland’s national animal (https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-unicorn-scotlands-national-animal) is a unicorn.
Because having a real animal is too mainstream!
2 Scottish people are most likely to have blue eyes than any other people in the UK. 57% of the South East of Scotland has blue-eyed residents.
3 The world’s tallest hedge is in Scotland. Over 1,700 feet in length and 100 foot high, this behemoth is located near Meikleour on the A93 Perth-Blairgowrie road.
4 Scotland is home to one of Europe’s oldest trees – Fortingall Yew. Modern estimates believe it to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.
5 The Scots invented the sport of Golf, with St. Andrews considered as the ‘Home of Golf’. Golf has been played in Scotland since the early 15th century
6 Scotland has the highest proportion of redheads in the entire world. Around 13 per cent of the population has red hair.And no, Rupert Grint is not from Scotland.
7 Since the 70s, imports of haggis to the US have been banned.
8 The scars on the face of The Joker from the movie The Dark Knight is a wound called the “Glasgow smile”. It originated in Glasgow (https://uniacco.com/blog/things-to-do-in-glasgow-united-kingdom), Scotland but later became popular with English street gangs. Actor Tommy Flanagan was given one when he was attacked outside a bar in Scotland.
9 At Edinburgh Zoo (https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/), there’s a Penguin called Sir Nils Olav, who’s a Brigadier and has a Knighthood.
10 You can take the shortest commercial flight in the world in Scotland
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