– Source 1 The Scotsman New Zealand’s Dunedin owes its roots, as well as its name, to Scotland. Founded in 1848, the settlement on the south-east coast of South Island was named from the Gaelic for Edinburgh - Dùn Èideann. The first European settlers were members of the Free Church of Scotland, who were led by Edinburgh-born Captain William Cargill and the Reverend Thomas Burns, a nephew of poet Robert Burns. Surveyor Charles Kettle was told to replicate the building style of Scotland’s capital, and this was done, even down to the naming of streets such as George Street and Princes Street, where a monument to Captain Cargill stands today. The Scottish roots of the city are obvious in the names of some of the city’s suburbs – Waverley, Leith Valley, Corstorphine, Musselburgh and Portobello. Task 12 - Complete the sentences to show the impact that the Scots had on the cultural development of New Zealand. Dunedin shows the biggest cultural impact of Scots because... Scots also displayed their heritage by... In terms of religion…
Source 1 – The Scotsman New Zealand’s Dunedin owes its roots, as well as its name, to Scotland. Founded in 1848, the settlement on the south-east coast of South Island was named from the Gaelic for Edinburgh - Dùn Èideann. The first European settlers were members of the Free Church of Scotland, who were led by Edinburgh-born Captain William Cargill and the Reverend Thomas Burns, a nephew of poet Robert Burns. Surveyor Charles Kettle was told to replicate the building style of Scotland’s capital, and this was done, even down to the naming of streets such as George Street and Princes Street, where a monument to Captain Cargill stands today. The Scottish roots of the city are obvious in the names of some of the city’s suburbs – Waverley, Leith Valley, Corstorphine, Musselburgh and Portobello. Task 12 - Complete the sentences to show the impact that the Scots had on the cultural development of New Zealand. Dunedin shows the biggest cultural impact of Scots because... Scots also displayed their heritage by... In terms of religion…