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An talkin aboot near enough anyhin thits gaun doon aroon Scotland in Scots.

Scots is a Wast Germanic leid o tha Anglic varietie that's spaken aw ower Scotland an en tha stewartrie o Ulster en Ireland .

Bi tha lat 15t yeirhunder tha sicht fowk haed o tha differs wi tha leid spaken faurder sooth cam til tha fore an Scots-spikkin Scots begoud tae crie thair leid "Scots"

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Plague Grave (www.atlasobscura.com)

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Alloa, Scotland

The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.

The Black Death, or more commonly referred to as the bubonic plague pandemic, is said to have originated in Central Asia sometime in the mid-14th century. It would make its way across to mainland Europe, and eventually the United Kingdom, carried by fleas on the backs of rats who stored away on ships. There would be further outbreaks of the Yersinia pestis bacteria in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.

Scotland was not immune to this pestilence as a third of its population would fall victim to this deadly disease. The country was said to have been more immune to the plague due to its population centers not being as concentrated and the colder climes may have keep the outbreaks at a minimum. Unfortunately, this would not be the case for one family living in the bustling port of Culross.

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