Scotland: Misc

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the Royal Navy operated a secret training and anti-submarine warfare base at Seacliff in Scotland during World War I?
the Scottish composer and pianist Ronald Stevenson composed an 80-minute passacaglia for solo piano based on the four-note motif D-E♭-C-B?
the Scottish investment company Alliance Trust was formed in 1888 from companies providing loans to immigrant farmers in Oregon?
the British Royal House of Stuart were descended from members of the Scottish Clan Stuart?
the 1904 Scottish yacht Medea and the battleship USS Texas are the only surviving vessels that fought in both world wars?
the 1979 Dechmont Woods Encounter in West Lothian, Scotland, is the only UFO sighting in the United Kingdom to have become the subject of a criminal investigation?
the 14th-century Lennoxlove House in East Lothian, Scotland contains many important artworks and artefacts, including the death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots?
the Scottish post-prog and electronica band North Atlantic Oscillation joined a list of artists that includes The Flamingos, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald by covering the 1934 song "I Only Have Eyes for You" and releasing it on their 2009 debut EP?
the steamship SS Makambo was built in Scotland, caused an environmental disaster on Lord Howe Island by introducing Black Rats there, and was sunk by a British submarine?
the Church of St Mary on the Rock (pictured), originally a house for the Céli Dé of St Andrews, was the first collegiate church in Scotland?
the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park in Scotland covers an area of 108 square miles of Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, stretching from Greenock in the north, down the coast to Largs and West Kilbride and inland to Dalry and Lochwinnoch?
the Coal Act 1938 gave the Coal Commission control of all the coal in England and Wales and in Scotland, but prohibited the commission from mining any of it?
the Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1960 was (and remains) the worst peace time loss of life for the United Kingdom fire services?
the 2008 ILF Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships included three first-time participants Bermuda, Finland, and Scotland?
the strike of the Calton weavers, during which six people died, was the first major industrial dispute in Scottish history?
the summit of Ben More Assynt (pictured) is the highest point in the Scottish county of Sutherland?
the 1.3-mile (2.1 km) avenue of trees leading to Marchmont House in Scotland was begun 24 years before the house itself was built, with the planting of 10,000 Dutch elms?
students at the four ancient universities of Scotland are no longer afforded a traditional Meal Monday holiday, but manual staff at the University of St Andrews still are?
in 1906, Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer built the Hill of Tarvit mansion house on an Iron Age site?
in 2005, Adam Bruce (pictured) became the first herald appointed to Clan Donald of Scotland in 510 years?
in 1998, a study proposed to relocate Jordanhill railway station, a station currently located in Glasgow, Scotland near the Jordanhill Campus of the University of Strathclyde and the Jordanhill School that opened in 1887?
in 1708 the Bonnington pavilion in Scotland had a "hall of mirrors" designed to give visitors the illusion that they were standing in the middle of the Corra Linn?
although Gretna F.C. 2008 represents the town of Gretna, Scotland in association football, it has never played there, instead playing its home games eight miles away in Annan?
after a collision with the Scottish clipper Loch Earn, the French steamship Ville du Havre sank in only 12 minutes, with the loss of 226 lives?
after two thousand years or more of continuous habitation the Scottish island of Mingulay (pictured: old school house) was abandoned by its residents in 1912?
in Scotland, anybody who tries to prevent a mother from breastfeeding in a legally permitted public place can be fined up to £2,500?
in the 1848 Moray Firth fishing disaster on the east coast of Scotland, 124 boats sank and 100 fishermen perished, leading to a major redesign of fishing boats in the following years?
one of the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro was named in honor of the pioneering Scottish Victorian photographer John Thomson?
over four hundred 4000-year-old carved stone balls have been uncovered in archaeological digs in Scotland?
several prehistoric standing stones and natural stone features in Scotland are called Carlin stones, possibly from the term cailleach meaning "old hag" or "witch"?
on Stac an Armin, the highest stack in Scotland, the last great auk (example pictured) in the British Isles was clubbed to death in 1840 because it was thought to be a witch?
kings of the House of Alpin ruled Pictland and the kingdom of Alba, in modern Scotland, beginning with Cináed mac Ailpín in the 840s and ending with the death of Máel Coluim mac Cináeda in 1034?
in the Scottish village of Badbea, livestock and children were tethered to prevent them being blown over the cliffs?
in the year 1214, the Scot Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill, Lord of Kintyre, stole the treasures of Derry from its monastery?
the Dunmore Pineapple was a folly where pineapples were grown in Scotland from 1761 and that it was built by the 4th Earl of Dunmore, John Murray, who later became governor of Virginia Colony in North America?
the geology of the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland includes many Devonian era Old Red Sandstone rock formations, such as the Old Man of Hoy (pictured)?
the last chief of Clan MacQuarrie sold off his clan lands in Scotland and joined the British Army, at age 68, and fought in the American Revolutionary War?
the music genre known as bouncy techno originated in Scotland?
the name of Stob Choire Claurigh in Scotland translates from Gaelic as “Peak of the Brawling Corrie”, referring to the roaring of the stags inhabiting the corries of the mountain during the breeding season?
the land around the Scottish mountain Canisp was purchased by a group of local residents for nearly £3m?
the inaugural 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens took place in Scotland, the birthplace of the rugby sevens variant of rugby union?
the election of Dominican friar Laurence de Ergadia as Bishop of Argyll in Scotland was voided by Pope Urban IV in 1274 on a technicality?
the famous Russian orientalist of Azeri origin, Muhammad Ali Kazim-bey, was converted to Christianity by Scottish Presbyterian missionaries in 1821?
the proposed Levenmouth rail link in Fife, Scotland, could be used by Scotch whisky distillery freight trains as well as by passengers?
the rare Northern colletes bee was recently found to be thriving in the unique machair seaside habitat of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland?
the village of Edgehead in Midlothian, Scotland, is located on the site of the Roman road Dere Street?
visitors to the House of the Binns in Scotland can see the table where General Tam Dayell is supposed to have played cards with Satan?
when John Sands excavated a ~2,000 year old building on the remote Scottish island of St Kilda he unearthed tools that the 1877 residents recognised?
the village of Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland, is the site of the first confirmed case of H5N1 avian flu in the United Kingdom, and was once home to a 200-strong fishing fleet?
the trees alongside the Falls of Bruar were planted in response to an entreaty from Robert Burns, the Scottish poet?
the ruined Craigie Castle (keep pictured) contained one of Scotland's best vaulted halls?
the steel beams of Opaekaa Road Bridge, in Kapa'a, Hawaii were forged in 1890 in Motherwell, Scotland?
the Scottish Review of Books is a quarterly literary magazine published in Scotland that aims to promote discussion of Scottish literature and to challenge people's perceptions?
the Roman de Fergus is the earliest piece of non-Celtic vernacular literature to have survived from Scotland?
the Loch Arkaig treasure, a large amount of specie provided by Spain to finance the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, is said to be still hidden at Loch Arkaig (pictured) in the Scottish Highlands?
the MacCrimmons (pictured), one of Scotland's most famous bagpiping families, have been thought to have roots in Cremona, Italy?
the MacHeths were a Gaelic kindred who raised several rebellions against the Scotto-Norman kings of Scotland in the 12th and 13th centuries?
the 17 buildings with Category A listed status in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, include a glass cone?
the Laigh Milton viaduct (pictured), built in 1812, is the oldest surviving railway viaduct in Scotland and one of the oldest in the world?
the Ikazuchi class destroyers (example pictured), the first class of destroyers in the Imperial Japanese Navy, were all built in Scotland?
the Reverend Dr. James Blair of Scotland was a clergyman and missionary to the Virginia Colony, and is best known as the founder in 1693 of the College of William and Mary, where he served as President for 50 years?
the Queen of Elphame, the fairy from Scottish folklore, has appeared in a number of accounts from witchcraft trials and confessions, including the confession of Isobel Gowdie?
the SS Ferret was stolen from Scotland and reappeared several months later in Australia under a new name?
the Ythan Estuary in Scotland contains the most extensive dunes formation in Europe and is also the site of a Stone Age settlement?
the Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal's Cave and composed by Mendelssohn, was inspired by the famous cave off the coast of Scotland?
the West Argyle Street Historic District in Chicago, Illinois, developed from a village named Argyle Park after the Dukes of Argyll in Scotland?
the visit of King George IV to Scotland in 1822 led to the reinvigoration of the kilt and tartan as symbols of Scottish national identity?
the Liverpool Scottish, a unit of the British Territorial Army, was raised in 1900 from Scotsmen living in Liverpool, England?
the Urakami class destroyer Kawakaze of the Imperial Japanese Navy was built in Scotland, sold to the Regia Marina of Italy and sunk as a ship of the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany?
according to local tradition, the rental paid to the king for the Scottish castle and island of Fraoch Eilean was one snowball?
a wheelhouse in archaeology is a prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland that was neither a wheel, nor perhaps a house?
William Wallace disguised himself as a woman to hide at the castle in Riccarton, a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland?
Aberdour Castle (pictured), with parts dating from around 1200, is one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland?
Beinn a' Ghlo is a large mountain in Scotland that has three Munro summits, and is an SSSI?
British Labour MP Harry Ewing was joint chairman of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, formed in 1989 to plan for the devolution of Scotland?
Scottish nurse and serial killer Colin Norris is thought to have killed his four geriatric victims because he had "a real dislike of elderly patients"?
Scottish music publisher Robert Bremner disagreed with Francesco Geminiani's opinion on vibrato, and removed a passage advocating its use from a reissue of one of Geminiani's publications?
Scottish news presenter Mary Marquis continued to work while seven months pregnant in 1963, including one interview conducted on a roof?
Beinn an Tuirc windfarm in Scotland is trying to repel Golden Eagles from their turbines by reintroducing Mountain Hares?
Bonnybridge, forming part of the "Falkirk Triangle" in Scotland, is considered by many UFO enthusiasts to be world's number one UFO hotspot, with around 300 sightings every year?
Craigiehall, a country house designed for the Earl of Annandale by Sir William Bruce in 1699, is now the headquarters of the British Army in Scotland?
Craignethan Castle was the last private fortress built in Scotland?
crime statistics in the United Kingdom show that 114 people in Scotland were victims of homicide from 2007 to 2008?
Charles St. Clair was both a Scottish Peer and a York Herald of Arms, and was consequently able to attend the State Opening of Parliament in either capacity?
Charles Gascoigne developed the carronade while manager of the Carron Company in Scotland, but emigrated to avoid his creditors and spent the last 20 years of his life organising the production of iron and cannon for the Russian Empire?
Braeriach is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui?
Bud Neill was a Scottish newspaper cartoonist whose best loved strip was set in "Calton Creek", a fictional Arizona outpost of the wild west populated with Glaswegians, including Sherriff "Lobey Dosser" who rode a two-legged horse?
Scottish language prodigy James Murdoch, after participating in a failed communist commune in Paraguay, was hired by the Australian Ministry of Defence as an expert on Japanese issues?
Scottish film actor Moultrie Kelsall played a pivotal role in saving the dilapidated Menstrie Castle in Clackmannanshire from demolition?
Mayo hurler Adrian Freeman played in England, Scotland, North America and the Middle East before his recent death in an Australia car crash?
Norwegian writer Gabriel Scott was named both after the country of Scotland and after Sir Walter Scott?
Scotland's Craigellachie Bridge, a revolutionary cast iron structure built by Thomas Telford in 1814, inspired a popular Strathspey reel tune?
bowls player Willie Wood was the first athlete to compete in 7 Commonwealth Games, despite being barred from the 1986 games in his home country of Scotland for refusing to reclassify as an amateur?
Albrecht von Wallenstein's series of victories was ended by the Scots Alexander Seaton and Alexander Leslie in the Battle of Stralsund (1628)?
16th century Scottish Bishop of Ross Henry Sinclair was simultaneously Lord President of the Court of Session, and was succeeded in that office by his brother, John Sinclair, Bishop of Brechin?
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett was born in the United States to a Scottish father, educated in England and eventually became the Australian Chief of the Air Staff?
Scotland's Lothian, Borders & Angus Co-operative Society was founded in 1839, five years before the Rochdale Pioneers?
Scotland's North West Highlands Geopark contains some of the oldest rocks in Europe and the site of a famous geological controversy?
Scottish missionary Carstairs Douglas compiled the first comprehensive Amoy-English Dictionary in 1873, which, with revisions, is still in use today?
Scottish actress Rona Anderson married fellow actor Gordon Jackson after appearing with him in the romantic drama Floodtide?
Scottish clergyman Alexander Edward was deprived of his parish after the establishment of Presbyterianism, and later became an architect?
Scottish cyclist Robert Millar finished fourth in the 1984 Tour de France, the best ever finish by a British cyclist?
Scottish footballer Kevin Bremner scored for five different teams in the Football League during the 1982–83 season?
Scottish actor Richard Madden began his career at age 11 when he was cast in the film Complicity, followed by his 1999 role in the BBC television series Barmy Aunt Boomerang?
Scottish footballer John Cushley was a modern-languages graduate who acted as translator when Celtic F.C. attempted to sign Real Madrid striker Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1964?
Dickie's Bladder-fern was first found in a yawn in Scotland, but that Victorian fern collectors may have removed every specimen from this site?
Glen Ord is the only remaining single malt scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland?
Scots' Dike was constructed by the English and the Scots in 1552 to mark the division of the Debatable Lands and thereby settle the exact boundary between the kingdoms of Scotland and England?
Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe, a Munro in Scotland, is one of the "Five Sisters of Kintail"?
Skerryvore, off the west coast of Scotland, considered by some to be the world's most graceful lighthouse, was built by an uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson?
Rosabelle Sinclair, a native of Scotland, established the first women's lacrosse team in the United States in 1926?
Portlethen Moss is an acidic bog that played a role in stopping the Roman advance in Scotland and whose traversal was used in the Bishops' Wars?
Neal, James, Fordyce and Down was a Scottish banking house which collapsed in 1772 precipitating the collapse of almost every private bank in Scotland?
Pictish stones are the largest visual relics of Picts of Scotland?
Spey casting is a two-handed fly fishing technique that was developed on the River Spey in Scotland?
St. Mary's Collegiate Church (pictured) is the longest church in Scotland at 62.8 m?
Auld Lang Syne was written by Robert Burns at Ellisland Farm near Dumfries, Scotland?
Red Road is the first of three films in the Advance Party trilogy, each of which are to be set in Scotland using the same characters and cast, and directed by a different first-time director each time?
a sheriff officer is an officer of the Scottish Sheriff Court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within the area of their commission?
Willie McCartney was listed by the Sunday Herald newspaper as the 22nd greatest Scottish football manager of all time, even though he never won a major trophy?
Whuppity Scoorie is a traditional celebration in Lanark, Scotland during which children run around a church three times swinging paper balls over their heads?
The Beggar's Benison was a Scottish gentlemen's club devoted to "the convivial celebration of male sexuality"?
Union Bridge across the River Tweed between England and Scotland was once the longest suspension bridge in the world and is now the oldest surviving?
moot hills in Scotland were mostly artificial mounds built as traditional meeting places for de facto lairdly courts and courts of law?
Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum in Scotland displays a collection of local incised Pictish stones dating to the 9th and 10th centuries AD (example pictured)?
Hinba, an island in Scotland of unknown location (possible location pictured), was the site of a small monastery associated with the church of St Columba on Iona?
Infectious Salmon Anaemia is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon which affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland?
infectious salmon anemia is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon which affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland?
Hibernian Park hosted the first football international match played in Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hamilton Palace in Scotland was lent for use as a naval hospital during World War I, by Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton?
Gordonstoun School (pictured) is a Scottish boarding school famed for educating three generations of the British Royal Family, including the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles?
Greenbank Gardens near Glasgow, Scotland were built by Robert Allason, a slave trader?
Jacob Bruce, a Russian nobleman of Scottish descent and one of the most educated people in Russia at the time, was famous among the 18th-century Muscovites as an alchemist and mage?
James Foster was a Scottish-born Canadian goalie who helped lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey in 1936?
Johnny Ramensky was a Scottish criminal who used his safe-cracking abilities to help the British Army?
Kellie Castle in Scotland dates back to 1150 and it is rumoured that the 5th Earl of Kellie hid there in a burnt-out tree stump for the entire summer following the Battle of Culloden in 1746?
Dr. John Stevenson, 18th century Scottish merchant and developer of Baltimore, was known as the "American Romulus"?
Sir John Luttrell, an English soldier and diplomat under Henry VIII and Edward VI, was the subject of an allegorical portrait (pictured) by Hans Eworth celebrating peace with France and Scotland?
Jim McColl, the son of a butcher, reportedly became Scotland's richest man in 2008?
John Fortescue attempted to restrict King James I's power by limiting the appointment of Scottish people, and as a result was dismissed from his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
11-year old Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein is regarded by Jacobites as third in line for the throne of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland?

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Dr Who

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Scotland

Scotland is a nation state north of England and is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, although the largest city is Glasgow, which is home to Torchwood 2.

Appearances in Doctor Who

The Highlanders: During the Jacobite Rebellion, at the Battle of Culloden, the Second Doctor meets his companion Jamie McCrimmon, a native Scot.
Terror of the Zygons: The Fourth Doctor encounters the Zygons and the fabled Loch Ness Monster in the north of Scotland, presumably near Inverness.
The Hand of Fear: While attempting to drop off Sarah Jane Smith in Croydon, the Fourth Doctor mistakenly leaves her instead in Aberdeen, although he leaves before he realizes his mistake, and does not find out until School Reunion in his tenth incarnation.
Timelash (TV story): The Sixth Doctor sends the borad back to Scotland in the 12th century stating he will probably end up as the Loch Ness Monster.
Tooth and Claw: The Tenth Doctor and Rose battled a werewolf in Scotland, where he also met Queen Victoria.

Appearances in Torchwood

Children of Earth: 1965 scenes of Torchwood Two agents and Jack Harkness giving 12 orphan children from near Arbroath to the 456 in exchange for an anti-virus.

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Scotland was a traditional nation-state of the United Kingdom in Europe on Earth. It comprises the northern portion of the island of Great Britain.

Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln became involved in an incident off the coast of Scotland in 1972, in which Lincoln was nearly burnt alive inside a giant whicker effigy. (TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)

By 1993, Seven and Lincoln had relocated their headquarters to the Isle of Arran, an island off the coast of Scotland, where they monitored the progress of Khan Noonien Singh and his followers. (TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2)

In 2273, Montgomery Scott was transported back in time to Scotland in the year 1746, after encountering the being Weyland on Cragon V. Scott was fluent in his country's ancient language, Scots Gaelic. (TOS novel: Home is the Hunter, TOS novelization: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

1 Geography
- 1.1 Cities
- 1.2 Other Locations
2 Culture
3 Famous Scots
4 External links

Geography

Cities

Aberdeen (TOS episode: "Wolf in the Fold"; TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)
Edinburgh (TOS movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; TNG episode: "Sub Rosa")
Glasgow (TNG episode: "Sub Rosa")
Linlithgow

Other Locations

Isle of Arran
Loch Ness
Scottish Highlands
West Lothian

Culture

Armament:
- Claymore
Food and beverages:
- Scotch whiskey
- haggis
Music:
- Bagpipes

Famous Scots

Robert Burns was born in Scotland in 1759 and became a famous poet. (TOS novel: First Strike
Montgomery Scott was born in the city of Aberdeen in 2222. (TOS episode: "Space Seed"; TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru; TNG novelization: Relics)

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Planetary State	United Earth	International organizations	United Nations • New United Nations
Africa	Pan-African Alliance	African Confederation (Somalia) • Egypt • Madagascar • Mali • Senegal • South Africa • United States of Africa (Kenya)
Asia	Eastern Coalition	China • India • Japan • Kazakhstan • Korea • Malaysia • Mughal Empire • Pakistan • Russia • Soviet Union • Singapore • Thailand • Tibet
Europe	European Alliance • European Hegemony • European Union • Mediterranean Alliance	Belgium • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • France • German Democratic Republic • Germany • Gibraltar • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Roman Empire • Serbia • Soviet Union • Spain • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales) • Yugoslavia
Middle East	Muslim Bloc	Arabia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Lebanon • Turkey
North America	Caribbean Alliance	Canada • Confederate States of America • Cuba • Jamaica • Mexico • Panama • Puerto Rico • Tobago • Trinidad • United States of America
Oceania and Antarctica	Australia • Easter Island • Indonesia • New Zealand • Norfolk Island • Pitcairn • Solomon Islands
South America	Brazil • Chile • Venezuela

External links

Scotland article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Scotland article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon Star Trek wiki.

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DC Comics

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Scotland

[[Image:|200px|center|Scotland]]

Official Name

Scotland

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Star System

Planet

Country

Characteristics

Dimensions

78,772 km², 30,414 sq mi

Population

5,116,900 (2005)

First appearance

Unknown

1 History
2 Points of Interest
3 Residents
4 See Also
5 Links and References

History

History of location is unknown.

Points of Interest

Residents

Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch) (formerly)
Silver Banshee (formerly)

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Halo

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Scotland is a country and part of the United Kingdom, and host to one of Jake Courage's museum pieces in the capital of Edinburgh. ^[1]

Notable Residents

Michael Baird

Sources

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Known Human Nations
Africa		Arab Republic of Egypt \| Republic of Kenya \| United Republic of Tanzania
Asia		Afghanistan \| China \| Japan \| Korea \| Mongolia \| Pakistan
Europe		Federal Republic of Germany \| Greece \| Malta \| Switzerland \| Scandinavian bloc \| Unified German Republic \| United Kingdom (England and Wales · Scotland)
Americas		North: \| United Republic of North America \| Canada \| United States of America \| Mexico \| Republic of Cuba \| South: Republic of Chile
Oceania		Australia
Colonies		Aigburth \| Katagalugan
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Ice Hockey

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Scotland is the northern part of Great Britain.

In the 1930's , 1940's and early 1950's it hosted a high-grade hockey league. Mostly Canadians played on these teams.

All star teams were sometimes put together to play touring Canadian teams.

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"United Kingdom" redirects here. For locations and characters from the UK in Lost, see: United Kingdom in Lost.

United Kingdom

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Reruns

Saturdays 9:00pm, Sky2
Sundays 11:00pm, Sky2
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Subtitles

In the United Kingdom, Lost Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast on Channel 4 and S4/C. Lost moved to Sky1 in November 2006. Sky1 broadcast just 4 days after the original broadcast in America. Sky1 HD also simulcasts Lost at the same time, offering those with a HD subscription and equipment the chance to enjoy Lost in greater visual and audio quality.

Airing times

On-Demand: Virgin Media and BT Vision On Demand - Season 1-3. Sky Player - All seasons (Seasons 1-4 pay to rent).
Sky1 Specials: "Get...Lost" and "Lost...Uncovered". See main article.
The Lost Initiative Vodcast/Podcast: Released after the Sunday episode. See main article.

Season One

Promotion

Dancing partners for the first season promo, directed by David LaChapelle

Channel 4 showed a memorable promotional video for Lost, which had the characters paired up as dancing partners. Foreshadowing is evident with details such as Boone and Claire dancing together (symbolizing life and death), Locke and Walt conducting, and other details such as Kate swapping between Jack and Sawyer as her dance partner. The trailer was directed (and presumably written) by David LaChapelle for Channel 4, and was one of the only promotional trailers to be specifically shot with the cast (as opposed to simply using Pilot episode clips).

The promotional exists in two versions. The original was longer and was soundtracked with the song "Numb" by Portishead (opening lyrics: "I'm ever so lost, I can't find my way"), the other was cut down and edited to fit both background music and voice-overs from the cast:

The Final Promotional

“

All of us have a secret,

One of us is a hero,

One of us is a fraud,

One of us is a junkie,

One of us is a cop,

One of us is a saint,

One of us is a sinner,

One of us is a martyr,

One of us is a murderer,

All of us are guilty,

All of us are lost.

”

Broadcasting

The first season of Lost began 10th August 2005 and was broadcast every Wednesday on Channel 4. The next episode was usually broadcast on sister station E4 straight after, except for finales, which were exclusively on Channel 4. The premiere of each of the first two seasons were also exclusively broadcast on Channel 4. The finale aired exclusively on Channel 4 as a double bill.

Online

In the buildup to the airing of season 2, Channel 4 made the entire first season available for rental-download through their website for 99p per episode. The video files were only available to UK users and expired 24 hours after download.

Season Two

Channel 4 - the former UK broadcaster of LOST, during Seasons 1 and 2

Promotion

The televised adverts for Season Two were met with anger from numerous fans; as they often involved what many defined as "major spoilers" regarding upcoming episodes. This happened on a number of occasions. During commercials on 6th June 2006 episode "The 23rd Psalm" Channel 4 aired a promotional trailer for Lost, showing the elusive scene of Eko staring down the "Monster". While it can be argued that fans did not know what these things were, they were still spoiling future episodes, outcomes, and character deaths. Channel 4 actually received registered complaints from these spoiler based adverts, and in response started to show less trailers for the show. However, as the finale drew near, another trailer was released again showing potential spoilers (such as revealing that Desmond was in the episode, and the system failure sounds).

Broadcasting

Due to the overwhelming success of Season One, Channel 4 decided to air Season Two earlier than planned; just a few months after Season One ended. It moved from Wednesdays to Tuesdays, and the following episode was aired straight after on E4.

Channel 4 publicly released that they would follow up with Season 2 sooner than planned in their advertising, which stated:

“

This is a Public Service Announcement. On behalf of Channel 4, we can only apologize for the outcome of Lost series one. If there was a metaphor for how we all felt at the end... this shaft pretty much sums it up. Why? Well, because we like you we've put the hours in. We want answers too. Who are the Others? Will Jack and Kate ever get it on? Does anybody care about the polar bears? Well enough is enough! We've brought series two forward because, like you, we want to know what the hell is going on! (Begin flashes of the Hatch Clock, the attack of the tailies on the raft survivors, Desmond holding Locke at gun point, the "Quarantine" message, Kate going down the shaft, and the super bright light flicking on.)

”

Season Three

A Sky1 promo image for Season 3

In October 2006, Satellite Broadcaster Sky announced that they had acquired the rights to show seasons three and four of Lost, for reportedly £700,000 per episode (nearly $1,500,000). They also announced they would start showing episodes starting in November, and would be airing episodes within a week of them being shown on ABC in the United States once the second block of episodes began to air.

In February 2007, it was announced that Virgin Media (the UK cable provider) would no longer be providing Sky1 as part of its suite of channels, leaving Sky as the only option for watching LOST in the UK [1].

Lost is also available for purchase on Sky's PC video on demand service, Sky Player, and is also occasionally available on Sky Anytime TV, Sky's psuedo video on demand service for Sky+ version 3, and Sky+ HD customers.[2].

Promotion

Sky promoted Lost with television commercials as well as billboard campaigns, which simply state "FOUND on Sky One" over the misty background associated with the American advertising campaign. Newer billboards stated "LOST NOW FOUND" with a tag line "This November on Sky One". The new campaign being the largest advertising campaign since the original Season One David LaChapelle promotions. Trailers do not air frequently however, and are rarely trailers for the next episode after an airing. Sky mostly airs 'Previously On Lost' trailers throughout the week across it's wide range of channels, keeping viewers up to date.

Promo #1 on YouTube
Promo #2 on YouTube
Promo #3 on YouTube

Season Four

Sky's Season 4 promo: "Answers are coming (Unless you have Virgin Media or Freeview) -- Brand new Lost Series 4 only on Sky One.
Join now 08702 42 42 42 or visit sky.com/join"

Lost Season 4 began airing on Sky1 on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 9pm. The tagline for the station's trailers is "Some will be Saved".

To accompany the return Sky launched an "Ultimate Viewing Experience" for Lost, which included the first two episodes of Season 4 being available on Sky Anytime for HD customers on the box, and on the Sky Anytime Mobile and Sky Player for PC for all customers, the day before it was aired on SkyOne.

Promotion

As part of the promotion of Season 4 of Lost. Sky launched Wehavetogoback.com which is an 8 minute 15 second video explaining Lost so far.

Season Five

Season Five began broadcasting in the UK on the 25th of January, 2009. As with season 4, Sky1 broadcasted episodes 4 days after the US showing. Sky1 broadcasted the Season Finale on 17th May, 2009.

Prior to the new season, Sky1 ran the following promotional trails:

Clips from the season 4 finale are shown before clips from season 5 are shown with the following on screen captions: "Those who escaped... Will risk everything... To return... The end... is beginnning"
Hurley is seen sat in front of the numbers, on screen text has "The answers are in a number". The camera cuts to a close up of Hurley with "34" on screen, before a further caption of "34 episodes left". This is followed by short clips from the new season and the text "The end... is beginning".
The final trail broadcast in the week before the start of season 5 uses the same "34 episodes left" on screen text as the Hurley promo but instead depicts Locke playing chess against himself.

Due to the renegotiation of Sky Basic channels onto the Virgin Media platform, the only major TV provider in the UK not have access to Lost will be Freeview (the UK Digital Terrestrial provider).

Season Six

Season Six began airing in a new timeslot on Friday, February 5, 2010.[3] The new broadcasting day moved new episodes just 3 days behind the US airdate. Sky1 started airing promos for the new season since November.

Consequences of broadcasting move

The change from Channel 4 to Sky means an end to all Channel 4 involvement in Lost, including the blog, and podcast which accompanied the show. Sky have taken over the podcast from Channel 4, using the same production team to create it, including the main presenting talent Iain Lee. The podcast has since become an exclusive video show to the Sky1 website. Sky1 is a subscription channel, so a further fee is required to watch the show on Sky1.

Sky also broadcasts via mobile, on Vodafone's Live! service. Channel 4 showed short, 3-5 min clips of previous/upcoming episodes on their mobile channel, but nothing more.

iTunes

As of August 29, 2007 iTunes has made episodes of television programmes available from it's UK Store. This inludes all of the episodes of Lost from season 1 to season 4 and new season 5 episodes are uploaded the day after their UK airdate. Season 5 will also be in HD, for the first time for Lost on UK iTunes. The episodes are priced at £1.89 each or £2.49 each in HD.

Internet engagement

Lost: The Untold

Main article: Lost The Untold

Channel 4's website offered an interactive Adobe Flash game on its Lost site. It allowed one to "Delve into the subconscious" of Lost and contained unofficial clues. It was extremely deep and hard to complete. It was created by the design agency Hi-ReS!.

Podcast

Main article: Official UK Lost Podcast

Channel 4 started to produce half-hour long weekly podcasts starring comedian and TV presenter Iain Lee and a few other fans of the series, and hosted them at Channel4Radio.com. Sky picked up the podcast and it's still has Iain Lee as its host but has been renamed "The Lost Initiative." The feed address is
http://skyscape.sky.com/skynewsradio/PODCAST/lostonskyone.xml

The podcasts usually start with a brief synopsis (read by Iain Lee) of the episode that has just aired. He and a number of other people will then discuss the episode, and then read, discuss, and rate some submitted fan theories.

Video podcast

Sky have also launched a iPod compatible video podcast, named Lost Moments. The video podcast primarily broadcasts the sneak previews of the same name that have been airing in the advert breaks of Day Break and Grey's Anatomy in the USA during the Season 3 hiatus. The feed address is
http://skyscape.sky.com/skynewsradio/PODCAST/lostmoments.xml

British cast members

Cast members that were born and/or raised in the UK include:

External links

Official Sky1 Lost site
Sky1's Lost Forum
Channel 4 - broadcaster of Lost Seasons 1 and 2
Channel4Radio - home the UK Lost Podcast for Season 2
Myspace.com - Lost on Sky1
Lostpedia UK Forum- Spoiler-free forum at Sky's pace

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At least 1,000 years before the Great Cataclysm, the general landmass that became Scotland was ruled by Shuma-Gorath until he was banished by Crom. The people he ruled could not have been the ancestors of the Scottish, however, as they are descended from the Atlanteans, who did migrate to the area until thousands of years later.

Scotland was early on inhabited by the Picts, about whom much has been revealed. The Picts existed as a culture as early 18,000 BCE. By 18,500 BCE they already worshipped Jhebbal Sag. Many Picts were killed by the Great Cataclysm, though they remained a prominent presence during the Hyborian Age. The Pictish leader Bran Mak Morn resisted Roman incursion, once with the help of a time-travelling Kull. Notable Picts include Brule the Spear-Slayer, Shooz Ding and Zhogar Sag.

Later Scotland would be inhabited by the Gaels, the descendants of the Cimmerians and through them the Atlanteans. Around 3000 CE the Sea Eagle tribe began a series of human sacrifices for immortality.

The king Robert the Bruce would encounter the time-travelling New Mutants at one point.

In 1692, a man named Ian Og was murdered by the Scottish monarch. He would return as the mystical Clansman possessing others through his sword.

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Scotland is a nation state on Earth, located on the island of Great Britain, and was part of the United Kingdom. A person or thing from Scotland is described as Scottish.

Both USS Enterprise chief engineer Montgomery Scott and USS Prometheus commanding officer Logan MacLeod were born in Scotland. (TOS; Star Trek: Prometheus)

USS Cantabrian commanding officer Noel Turner had Scottish ancestry, with a tartan from the Clan Lamont displayed in his ready room. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part One")

When the Caldos colony was set up in the 23rd century, it was designed in a Scottish style. (TNG: " Sub Rosa")

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