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What If the Scottish Flag Looked Like…

Last Updated: February 3, 2025 Leave a Comment

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what if scotish flag

Created by reddit user JMASTERS_01
The picture above while not a map is too good to pass up. It looks at what Scotland’s flag might look like in the style of other country’s flag designs.

As a Canadian I like the Canadian design, although I think it’s tough to argue that anything beats the Scottish version of the Welsh flag.

Here’s a bit more about them

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How many Scotlands fit inside England?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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How many times can you fir the population of Scotland into England.

Map created by reddit user bezzleford. Please note this map refers to population not area.

The map above shows how many times the population (not area) of Scotland could fit into England. In case you have difficulty reading the numbering above, the answer is 10.

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Filed Under: Scotland, United Kingdom

Scotland, Are You Even Trying?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 27 Comments

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Loch Lochy

Loch Lochy, Lochaber via Google Maps

As unoriginal place names go, Loch Lochy (in Lochaber) has to be at the top of the list. I imagine whoever named it was at the end of a long day of loch naming and said to himself, “fuck it, I’m off to the pub.”

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Scotland’s Watershed Is So Wild That Only 6 People Have Managed To Complete The Whole Route

Last Updated: January 17, 2025 9 Comments

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The route of Scotland's Watershed

The Scottish Watershed, map provided by Peter Wright
The Scottish Watershed separates the drainage and river systems that flow east into the North Sea from those that flow west into the Atlantic. The map above shows its route from the English Border to the North of Scotland at Duncansby Head (near the more famous John O’ Groats).

Or, as Peter Wright (one of the only people to have walked it) puts it:

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