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Birks of Aberfeldy. "The Birks of Aberfeldy" is a song lyric written for a pre-existing melody in 1787 by Robert Burns.He was inspired to write it by the Falls of Moness and the birch (the Scots word for it being birks) [1] trees of Aberfeldy during a tour of the Scottish Highlands with his friend William Nicol.
The Rowan Tree is a traditional Scottish folk song by Carolina Nairne. [1] An early publication occurred in 1843. [2]
"Flower of Scotland" (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba, Scots: Flouer o Scotland) is a Scottish patriotic song commonly used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Written sometime in the mid-1960s by folk musician Roy Williamson , its lyrics describe the victory of Robert the Bruce , King of Scots , over Edward II , King of England , at ...
The song has also been used as the victory anthem of Scotland at the Commonwealth Games since 2010, replacing "Scotland the Brave". [ 11 ] "Flower of Scotland" was written in the mid-1960s by Roy Williamson who was a member of the folk group the Corries .
Scots Wha hae wi' Wallace Bled "Scots Wha Hae" (English: Scots Who Have) is a patriotic song of Scotland written using both words of the Scots language and English, which served for centuries as an unofficial national anthem of the country, but has lately been largely supplanted by "Scotland the Brave" and "Flower of Scotland".
The next four tallest trees in the UK are all found in Scotland. The Stronardron Douglas fir which grows near Dunans Castle in Argyll is recorded as 63.79 metres (209.3 ft). Diana's Grove Grand fir at Blair Castle , which was measured at 62.7 metres (206 ft) is the next highest.
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In June 2006, the song rated second in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine Scotland's favourite unofficial anthem, losing only to "Flower of Scotland". [8] The song was used to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games until it was replaced by "Flower of Scotland" from the 2010 games onwards. [9]