\paperw5100 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 Located in the northern-most part of the British Isles, \ATXnt901 Scotland\b \ATXnt0 \b0 is a country of purplish, h
eather-clad mountains, \ATXnt902 green lowlands\ATXnt0 and fresh-water lakes, or \i Lochs\i0 , as they are called locally. Populated by \ATXnt903 proud and bellicose tribes\ATXnt0 that successfully opposed any attempt at invasion during the early cent
uries of BritainÆs history, Scotland was only unified with England in 1707. Edinburgh, the capital, was soon to vie with London for \ATXnt904 cultural importance\ATXnt0 , providing the Europe of Enlightenment with a rigorous school of thought that was t
o produce great physicians and philosophers. The \ATXnt905 present-day Scots\ATXnt0 , who have developed their own form of local government, their own educational system and a differing legal system based on civil law, are down-to-earth, practical peopl
e not given to wasting words or time. Although the discovery of oil in the bed of the \ATXnt906 North Sea\ATXnt0 , off the eastern coast of Scotland, has brought the country new wealth and industry, the two world-famous Scottish products are \b \cf4 \ATXht12231000 whisky\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and textiles. These latter include not only the colourful tartan cloths \ATXnt907 from\ATXnt0 which kilts are made, but also many of the tweeds that have become synonymous with British sartorial \ATXnt908 style\ATXnt0
