 Britain's Royal Mail issues a thematic series of stamps featuring the seven Stewart kings and queen of Scotland. |
 His work has been exhibited widely in Europe, USA, and as far a field as Japan and Australia. Celtic Art designer Courtney Davis is widely acclaimed as the best-known contemporary Celtic-design artist in the world. |
 Scottish television series 'Taggart' is the world's longest-running police drama on TV. First aired in 1983 and now exported to over 80 countries, the popular show revolves around a group of detectives in Glasgow's Maryhill area. |
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 Scotland's most outstanding Gothic church is famed internationally for its ornate stonework and mysterious symbolism, which has been linked with the Knights Templar, the Freemasons and the Holy Grail.
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 The second largest natural harbour in the world, close to Cork City, the port of Cobh was a naval base, a port of call for cruise liners, and the nation's main embarkation port for emigrants to America.
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