Lowlands
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The Lowlands are a historically and culturally significant region of southern and eastern Scotland characterized by relatively flat, fertile terrain and dense population compared to the Highlands.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
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historical region → |
| associatedWith |
Scottish Lowland identity
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| borders |
Scottish Highlands
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Southern Uplands → |
| characteristic |
fertile land
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| climate |
temperate oceanic
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| contains |
Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
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Borders region → Central Belt → Edinburgh metropolitan area → Falkirk area → Fife → Glasgow metropolitan area → Lanarkshire → Lothian → |
| contrastedWith |
Scottish Highlands
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| country |
Scotland
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| culturalFeature |
Lowland Scots literature
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Lowland agricultural customs → distinct Lowland music traditions → |
| demographicRole |
home to majority of Scotland’s population
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| dominantLanguageInModernEra |
English
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| economicRole |
industrial heartland of Scotland
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main agricultural region of Scotland → |
| extendsTo |
Firth of Clyde
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Firth of Forth → North Sea coast → |
| historicalDevelopment |
early area of Roman contact in Scotland
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early center of Scottish kingdom → |
| historicalLanguageShift |
from Gaelic to Scots and English
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| historicalSignificance |
core area of Scottish Lowland culture
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| knownFor |
arable farming
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dense settlement patterns → |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Scots
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Scottish English → |
| locatedIn |
eastern Scotland
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southern Scotland → |
| partOf |
Scottish mainland
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| politicalSignificance |
contains Scottish Parliament
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contains Scottish capital Edinburgh → |
| populationDensity |
higher than Highlands
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| religionHistoricallyDominant |
Presbyterianism
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| terrain |
low-lying
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relatively flat → |
| transportRole |
main transport corridor of Scotland
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| urbanizationLevel |
high
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| usedInContrastTo |
Highlands and Islands
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Buckhaven
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Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages → Cupar → Glamis Castle → House of Hamilton → Inverkeithing → Lochgelly → Monifieth → Perth → Pittenweem → Renfrewshire → Scone → Scottish English ("Lowlands of Scotland") → Tantallon Castle → |
region |
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Scottish rail network
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connectsRegion |
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Picts (early period)
("eastern Lowlands")
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culturalRegion |
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Carrick
("Lowlands–Gaelic frontier zone")
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culturalRegionOf |
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Scotland
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hasRegion |
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Glasgow–Edinburgh railway line
("Lowlands of Scotland")
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locatedIn |
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Jacobite rising of 1715
("Lowlands of Scotland")
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mainTheater |
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Scotch whisky
→
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majorRegion |