| Scotland | |
| Category: | Country |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Locale: | Great Britain |
Scotland is a country that occupies the northern half of Great Britain and is part of the greater United Kingdom. It is located to the north of England and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, north and east. Its capital city is Edinburgh and its largest city is Glasgow.
Points of Interest[]
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.
- Glasgow
- Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from Glasgow is known as a Glaswegian, which is also the name of the local dialect.
- Isle of Skye
- The Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills. In the 2012 film Prometheus, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover cave drawings dating back more than 3,500 years suggesting that ancient astronauts visited the Earth and perhaps even held the key towards explaining the origins of man and the advancement of modern cultures.
- Lochmouth
- In 1956, the British army and a team from the Atomic Energy Establishment discovered a fissure in the ground produced by a unique lifeform comprised of radioactive mud. This blob-like creature terrorized the surrounding area until it was destroyed by Doctor Adam Royston and Peter Elliott who lured the entity back to the fissure and detonated a cobalt bomb over top of it. [1]
Films that take place in Scotland[]
- Avengers: Infinity War (Partially)
- Devil Girl from Mars
- Dog Soldiers
- Dracula's Daughter (1936) (Briefly)
- Under the Skin
- X the Unknown
Characters from Scotland[]
Note: The following is a list of characters known to reside in Scotland. It does not necessarily mean that they were born there.
| Character | Film/Series |
|---|---|
| Adam Royston | X the Unknown |
| John Hammond | Jurassic Park |
Notes[]
- In Jurassic Park, John Hammond tells Ellie Satler that he started his first business after moving away from Scotland, implying that he was born there.
External Links[]
- Scotland at Wikipedia
- Scotland at the Holosuite
- Scotland at the Horror House
- Scotland at the TV Database
References[]
- ↑ X the Unknown