The Crown of Scotland (Scots: Croun o Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Crùn na h-Alba) is the centrepiece of the Honours of Scotland. It is the crown that was used at the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and it is the oldest surviving crown in the British Isles and among the oldest in Europe.

In the British Isles, the hooded crow breeds regularly in Scotland, the Isle of Man, and the Scottish Islands; it also breeds widely in Ireland. In autumn, some migratory birds arrive on the east coast of Britain.

2012年5月9日 · Both the Raven and Crow have made many iconic appearances throughout Celtic myth and legend – and later in folklore as well. In earlier times, these black birds were often believed to be aspects of the Morrigan, some other divine being, intelligent allies of the downtrodden, or hapless souls who had been transformed through foul magic.

2023年10月7日 · There are many fairytales in which a person is turned into a Raven, or Crow, as part of a curse. In Joseph Jacob’s 1894 More Celtic Fairytales, for example, a man is turned into a Raven when his wife strikes him.

2020年1月14日 · The hooded crow, Corvus cornix, is the carrion crow’s close relative. Found in northwest Scotland, the Scottish Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland, it was recently recognised as a separate species. It's the same size and shape as a carrion crow but has a grey body with black head and wings.

In the British Isles, they are more common in Scotland, Wales, northern England and the west of Ireland. It is a large, gregarious, black bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face. Rooks nest collectively in …

2022年7月27日 · The Carrion crow, Hooded crow and jackdaw can be seen all across the UK, except in the upper parts of Scotland. Carrion crows are largely absent from Ireland. Jays, one of the more colourful of the UK’s corvids, are pretty exclusive to woodlands but are easy to spot thanks to their electric-blue wing patch.

The Scottish List Species and subspecies: A checklist of the birds of Scotland (2021). Accessed 22 November 2021.

The Hooded crow is locally known as a 'hoodie' in Scotland and in German, it is called 'mist crow' ('Nebelkrähe'). When feeding, Hooded crows drop mollusks and crabs to break them, and an old Scottish name for empty sea urchin shells was "crow's cups". Crows are now considered to be among the world's most intelligent animals.

Made of gold, silver and precious gems, the priceless crown, sceptre and sword of state are objects of immense significance. The crown was made for James V, who first wore it at the coronation of Queen Mary of Guise in 1540. Mary Queen of Scots was the first to be crowned using the new crown and sceptre together, in 1543.