20 unusual facts you may not have known about Scotland

From the attractive surroundings to the wealthy historical past, Scotland has a lot to supply to guests.

The Scottish tradition and large personalities of the folks all through the nation are amongst the various distinctive and interesting elements of our bonnie wee little bit of land.

However in case you dive a bit of deeper, you could discover out about belongings you didn't already know.

Whether or not it's Nessie's lesser-known counterpart Morag or William Wallace's actual nickname, Scotland's historical past is filled with surprises.

To not point out the information about our iconic ginger hair...

To rejoice all issues Scottish and quirky, listed here are a few of the greatest hidden information in regards to the nation...

1. Scotland’s nationwide animal is a unicorn.

As a result of legendary creatures might be nationwide animals too, you already know.

Unicorn realistic photography — Do you know the Scotland's nationwide animal is a unicorn?

2. Scotland has the best proportion of redheads on the earth.

Round 13 per cent of the inhabitants has purple hair.

Portrait of red haired boy sticking tongue out — There are fairly just a few purple heads in Scotland. (Picture: Getty)

3. Scots are almost certainly to have blue eyes than folks in the remainder of the UK.

The South East of Scotland has the best proportion of blue-eyed residents at 57 per cent.

Cropped Image Of Person's Eye — What color are your eyes? (Picture: Getty)

4. Imports of haggis to the US have been banned for the reason that 70s.

All of the extra for us!

Haggis a traditional Scottish sausage made from sheep stomach and filled with sheeps liver, lungs and heart, oatmeal, onion, suet and seasoning. — Haggis imports to America are banned... (Picture: Getty)

5. Scotland is house to the world’s tallest hedge.

It's situated close to Meikleour on the A93 Perth-Blairgowrie highway. The hedge is over 1,700 ft in size and 100 foot excessive.

Gardening. An elderly man cuts the conifers into shape with an electric hedge trimmer — How tall is your hedge? (Picture: Getty)

6. In addition to a large hedge, Scotland is house to one among Europe's oldest bushes, Fortingall Yew.

The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire is Scotland's oldest tre — The Fortingall Yew is in Perthshire. (Picture: SWNS)

7. The Scots invented golf with St Andrews thought-about because the ‘house of golf’.

The game has been performed there for the reason that fifteenth century.

8. You have heard of Nessie, now meet Morag, the monster of Loch Morar.

This massive and elusive feminine is claimed to have attacked two fishermen in August 1969. They noticed a creature described as round 30ft lengthy with tough brown pores and skin, three giant humps and a snake-like head. Loch Morar is even deeper than Loch Ness, greater than 1000ft in locations.

Loch Ness monster sighting. — Nessie just isn't the one monster in our Lochs. (Picture: Getty)

9. The shortest industrial flight on the earth is in Scotland.

The journey from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney is roughly 1.5 miles lengthy and takes simply 47 seconds.

Loganair undated handout photo of one of their planes as the airline has been awarded the contract to operate the Orkney Inter Isle air service for four years. — Loganair operates the tremendous fast flight. (Picture: PA)

10. Scotland has roughly 790 islands.

660 are uninhabited.

Fair Isle. part of the Shetland Islands. in the far north of Scotland. — A lot of Scotland's islands are uninhabited. (Picture: Getty)

11. The primary Worldwide affiliation soccer sport was performed in Partick.

The match was between Scotland and England in 1872 and was performed on the West of Scotland Cricket floor in Partick.

Scotland 2 v England 3, First International match — The sport ended Scotland 2 - 3 England.

12. However soccer was initially banned by King James I.

He decreed that Na man play on the fut ball, within the Soccer Act of 1424.

Fortunately, it fell into disuse and Scotland grew to become house to one of the heated rivalries in world soccer - the Previous Agency derby between Rangers and Celtic.

Scott Brown and Scott Bain of Celtic are confronted by Andy Halliday of Rangers at the final whistle during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 31, 2019 — The Previous Agency rivalry continues to this present day... (Picture: Getty)

13. The longest echo inside a man-made construction was recorded in Inchindown tunnels, a WWII fuel-storage facility close to Invergordon in Ross-shire.

Researchers from Salford College fired a gun down the tunnels, recording a record-breaking 112-second echo.

The tunnel was used during WWII. — The tunnel was used throughout WWII. (Picture: Getty)

14. There are as many individuals with Scots heritage dwelling within the US as in Scotland.

AMERICAN SAILORS RETURN TO SCOTLAND — Many Scots have made the journey to America over time.

15. 'Braveheart' was really the nickname of Robert the Bruce and never William Wallace.

Regardless of this, Mel Gibson used the identify for Wallace in his Hollywood blockbuster.

Mel Gibson in a scene from the film 'Braveheart', 1995. — Mel Gibson starred as William Wallace within the movie Braveheart. (Picture: Getty)

16. Scotland has three formally recognised languages: English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.

Only one per cent of the inhabitants use the final.

A Welcome to Scotland sign on the Scottish borders — Not many individuals are capable of communicate Gaelic nowadays... (Picture: Getty)

17. Edinburgh was the primary metropolis on the earth to have its personal fireplace brigade.

Fire and rescue safety equipment hangs in the kit room — Edinburgh was the primary to have a hearth service. (Picture: Getty)

18. The deepest loch in Scotland just isn't Loch Ness.

It's, Loch Morar, which reaches 1,077ft (328m) down and is ranked the seventeenth deepest lake on the earth.

Loch Morar is located in Inverness-shire. — Loch Morar is situated in Inverness-shire.

19. The small Scots city of Bonnybridge has develop into the UFO capital of the world.

The city has greater than 300 sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects reported yearly.

Caucasian man standing in beam of light from UFO — Have you ever ever noticed a UFO? (Picture: Getty)

20. The Scots invented the fashionable world.

John Logie Baird created the world’s first TV image on October 2, 1925 whereas Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone in Boston in February 1876. The place would we be as we speak with out this know-how?

'Bell's telephone in operation', late 19th century. Scottish-born American inventor Bell — The phone was invented by Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell. (Picture: Getty)

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