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  1. The Scottish Highlands have a rich history that includes the following key points12345:
    • The Highlands and Lowlands diverged culturally from the Late Middle Ages.
    • Clans were the major social unit in the Highlands.
    • The Highlands were seen as a challenge to Scottish kings' authority.
    • The Picts and Gaels were early inhabitants of the region.
    • The Scots from Northern Ireland colonized the west of Scotland, bringing Gaelic language and Christianity.
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    The Highlands (Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a’ Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands.
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    Historically, the major social unit of the Highlands was the clan. Scottish kings, particularly James VI, saw clans as a challenge to their authority; the Highlands was seen by many as a lawless region. The Scots of the Lowlands viewed the Highlanders as backward and more "Irish". The Highlands were seen as the overspill of Gaelic Ireland.
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    Origins and History of the Scottish Highlands

    • Early Inhabitants and Gaelic Roots The story of the Scottish Highlands begins in antiquity with the Picts, known for their mysterious symbol stones and fortifications, marking their presence across the landscape. ...
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    In earlier times the Scottish Highlands region was dominated by the Gaels and their Gaelic language and culture while the lowlands were Scottish. The dividing line was everything west from the Great Glen (Inverness to Loch Linnhe and the islands) and roughly 50 miles of land east of the Great Glen.
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    The Picts lived throughout the Highlands at the time of the Roman invasion of Scotland in AD 80, which did not succeed in conquering Pictish territory. The Scots came from Northern Ireland around 500 AD to colonise the west of Scotland, bringing with them the Gaelic language and Christianity.
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    Culture Between the 15th century and the mid-20th century, the area differed from most of the Lowlands in terms of language. In Scottish Gaelic, the region is known as the Gàidhealtachd, because it was traditionally the Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland, although the language is now largely confined to The Hebrides. … See more

    The Highlands is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language … See more

    The Highlands lie to the north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, which runs from Arran to Stonehaven. This part of Scotland is largely composed of ancient rocks from the Cambrian and Precambrian periods which were uplifted during the later See more

    • Baxter, Colin, and C. J. Tabraham. The Scottish Highlands (2008), heavily illustrated
    • Gray, Malcolm. The Highland Economy, 1750–1850 (Edinburgh, 1957) See more

    In traditional Scottish geography, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of the Highland Boundary Fault, which crosses … See more

    The region is much warmer than other areas at similar latitudes (such as Kamchatka in Russia, or Labrador in Canada) because of the See more

     
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