Stirling and Edinburgh
High rocks guarded the roads. Kings and queens lived there.
From first farmers to now
Every Scot Ever
Hills, islands, kings, queens, songs, and science. Short pages. Big buttons. Real people.
Land and sea
Scotland has a long coast. Islands sit to the north and the west.
- Orkney and Shetland are far north.
- Skye and Iona are in the west.
- People used the sea like a road.
- Lochs cut deep into the hills.
Castles and battles
Castles were homes and strong places. Battles can be named. The cruel parts stay out.
Two different men
Wallace led at Stirling Bridge in 1297. Bruce was king at Bannockburn in 1314.
Said calmly
Culloden was in 1746. Glencoe was a great wrong in 1692. That is enough.
Beliefs and stories
People trusted saints, the seasons, and stories told at night.
A kelpie is a story. A selkie is a story. The Loch Ness monster is a modern story. It is not a proven animal.
We are not sure what the Pictish symbols mean.
BeliefsDaily life
Stone houses
At Skara Brae, beds and cupboards were stone. Families kept cattle and grew barley.
Oats and peat
Many homes ate porridge. A peat fire warmed one room. Children helped with animals.
Mills and schools
In the 1800s some children worked long days in mills. Later, more children could stay at school.
Time
Step throughAbout 3200 BCE
Farmers at Skara Brae
About 3000 BCE
Stones at Callanish
500s
Columba comes to Iona
About 843
One kingdom begins
1040 to 1057
Macbeth is a real king
1124 to 1153
Towns and abbeys
1286
No child ready to rule
1297
Stirling Bridge
1314
Bannockburn
1542 to 1587
Mary, Queen of Scots
1560
A changed church
1603
One shared king
1707
The parliaments join
1746
Culloden
Late 1700s and 1800s
Families leave home
1700s and 1800s
Songs, steam, and science
1900s
Hospitals, pictures, medicine
1999 to now
