I T IS N OT D O C U M E N TE D W H E N W H I S K Y F I RST STA RTE D TO

B E PRO D U C E D I N S COTLA N D A N D IT' S F I RST M E N TI O N I S

I N 1 4 9 4 W H E N I T WA S A LR EA DY A W E L L- ESTA B LI S H E D
PR AC TI C E . TH E GA E L IC ' U S QU E BAU G H ' , M EA N I N G ' WATE R
O F LI F E ' WA S P RO N O U N C E D ' U S K Y' W H I C H TH E N B EC A M E
' W H IS K Y' I N E N G LI S H . W H I S K Y I S P RO D U C E D A LL OV E R
S COTLA N D A N D O U R LO C A L D I STIL LE RY I S JU ST 3 M I LES
F RO M H E R E AT GL E N G OYN E D I STI LLE RY. TH E D I STI LLE RY
R EC E N TLY F EATU R E D I N A S U C C ES S F U L S COT TIS H F IL M
BA S E D O N W H I S K Y - TH E A N G E LS ' S H A R E .
 N O O N E R E A L LY K N O W S J U S T W H E R E H A G G I S O R I G I N AT E D , B U T I T I S G E N E R A L LY
AT T R I B U T E D T O S C O T L A N D . I T I S I N F A C T C O N S I D E R E D T H E N AT I O N A L D I S H O F
S C O T L A N D . T H I S I S M A I N LY AT T R I B U T E D T O R O B E R T B U R N S ’ P O E M A D D R E S S T O A
H A G G I S W R I T T E N I N 1 7 8 7 . H A G G I S I S T R A D I T I O N A L LY E AT E N W I T H N E E P S A N D
TAT T I E S W H I C H I S M A S H E D P O TAT O E S A N D T U R N I P.
 TA B L E T I S A S C O T T I S H S W E E T. I T I S F I R S T N O T E D I N T H E
E A R LY 1 8 T H C E N T U RY A N D I S M A D E F R O M S U G A R ,
C O N D E N S E D M I L K A N D VA N I L L A . I T I S O F T E N S E RV E D W I T H
COFFEE
 P O R R I D G E I S M A D E F R O M O AT S W H I C H M A K E U P A L A R G E
PA RT O F T R A D I T I O N A L S C O T T I S H F O O D . T H I S I S M A I N LY
B E C A U S E O AT S W E R E A R E L I A B L E C R O P I N M A N Y A R E A S .
P O R R I D G E I S S I M P LY S L O W LY B O I L E D O AT M E A L . I T I S
O F T E N E AT E N F O R B R E A K FA S T I S K N O W N F O R I T ' S F I L L I N G
E F F E C T. M A N Y P E O P L E E AT I T W I T H F R U I T O R S Y R U P.
 S H O RT B R E A D I S A T R A D I T I O N A L S C O T T I S H B I S C U I T. I T ' S
WA S O R I G I N A L LY M A D E F R O M L E F TO V E R B R E A D W H I C H
WA S T H E N D R I E D O U T T O M A K E S H O RT B R E A D . H O W E V E R ,
B U T T E R WA S G R A D U A L LY A D D E D T O I T U N T I L I T B E C A M E
W H AT I S N O T K N O W N A S S H O RT B R E A D . S H O RT B R E A D I S
MADE OF FLOUR, SUGAR AND CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS
OF BUTTER.
LANGUAGE
 THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF SCOTLAND
WAS GAELIC.
GA E L I C I S S T I L L S P OKE N I N S O M E PA RT S O F
S C OT L AN D, M AI N LY I N I S OL AT E D PA RT S O F T H E
H I GHL AND S A ND T H E I S L AN D S . H O W E V E R , T H E
M AJ O R I T Y OF S C OT S DO N O T S P E A K G A E L I C .
N O WA DAY S , E N GL I S H I S S P OK E N I N S C O T L A N D W I T H
S O M E S C OT T I S H S L A NG W O R D S C O M M O N LY U S E D .

• Wee – Little
• Lass/ Lassie - Girl or Woman
• Ken – Know
• Auch aye – Oh yes
• Eejit – Idiot
• Aye – Yes
SCOTTISH DANCING
 CEILIDH DANCING
CEILIDH DANCING IS A FORM OF SOCIAL DANCING WHICH
I N V O LV E S O N E C O U P L E O R M A N Y C O U P L E S . S O M E
P O P U L A R C E I L I D H D A N C E S I N C L U D E : T H E G AY G O R D O N S ,
T H E M I L I TA RY T W O - S T E P, T H E F LY I N G S C O T S M A N , A N D
S T R I P T H E W I L L O W.
 HIGHLAND DANCING
HIGHLAND DANCING IS A MORE COMPETITIVE SOLO DANCE. IT
I S O F T E N P E R F O R M E D AT H I G H L A N D G A M E S A N D I S
A C C O M PA N I E D B Y T H E B A G P I P E S .
RELIGION
R ELIG I O N H A S G R E AT LY S H A P ED T H E C U LT U R E
A N D H I S TO RY O F
S CO T L A N D . H O W E V E R , TO D AY I T I S A L E S S
D O MI N A N T A N D I N F L U E N T I A L PA RT O F S O C I E T Y.
CH R I S T I A N I T Y I S T H E L A R G E S T R E L I G I O N I N
S CO T L A N D A N D A S O F T H E L A S T C E N S U S 6 5 % O F
S C O T L A N D WA S C H RI S T I A N .
SCOTTISH ART
S C O T L A N D H A S A L A R G E A RT C U LT U R E . I T R A N G E S
F R O M F I N E A RT TO S T R E E T A RT.
 T H E G L A S G O W S C H O O L O F A RT
• T H E G L A S G O W S C H O O L O F A RT I S O N E T H E MO S T
FA MO U S P L A C E S I N G L A S G O W.
• I T WA S B U I LT F R O M 1 8 9 7 TO 1 9 0 9 A N D WA S D E S I G N E D B Y
CH A R L E S R E N N I E MA C K I N TO S H , A S C O T T I S H A RT I S T.
• I T I S S I T U AT E D I N T H E C I T Y C E N T R E O F G L A S G O W A N D
AT T R A CT S MA N Y TO U R I S T S .
 AT G S A S T U D E N T S C A N S T U D Y: F I N E A RT, D E S I G N O R
ARCHITECTURE. YOU CAN STUDY UP TO DOCTORIAL LEVEL.

T H E R E A R E A L S O S AT U R D AY C L A S S E S , W H I C H I N C L U D E : D R AW I N G
A N D PA I N T I N G , B L A C K A N D W H I T E P H O T O G R A P H Y A N D S C U L P T U R E
 MACKINTOSH WAS BORN ON
THE 7TH OF JUNE 1868 HE
WAS A GLASWEGIAN
ARCHITECT HE DESIGNED
MANY BUILDINGS IN
GLASGOW INCLUDING:

The Glasgow Herald Hill House, Helensburgh Scotland Street School

Building
 THE KELVINGROVE MUSEUM WAS BUILT IN 1888 IT
FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON 2ND
JUNE 1901. IT HOSTS VARIOUS TYPES OF ARTWORK;
FROM NATURAL HISTORY TO FINE ART. COLLECTIONS
INCLUDE: REMBRANDT, MONET AND VAN GOGH.