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The National Museum of ___MASK95___ , Edinburgh , ___MASK95___ , was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of ___MASK95___ , with collections relating to Scottish antiquities , culture and history , and the adjacent Royal Museum ( so renamed in 1995 ), with collections covering science and technology , natural history , and world cultures . The two connected buildings stand beside each other on Chambers Street , by the intersection with the George IV Bridge , in central Edinburgh . The museum is part of National Museums ___MASK95___ . Admission is free . The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of ___MASK95___ . It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh , in a neoclassical building designed by William Henry Playfair , and first opened to the public in 1859 . The gallery houses the Scottish national collection of fine art , including Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century . The Singing Kettle were a BAFTA award - winning Scottish folk music and entertainment group who were perhaps best known for performing traditional children ' s songs along with their various live theatre performances . Originally from the village of Kingskettle in Fife , ___MASK95___ , they were formed by established folk singers Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise , eventually being joined by musician Gary Coupland . In 2012 , founding members Cilla and Artie retired from performing with the group , and three years later in 2015 the group performed their last live shows . For their services to the entertainment industry Cilla , Artie and Gary were all made MBEs . Edinburgh is the capital city of ___MASK95___ and one of its 32 local government council areas . Located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth ' s southern shore , it is ___MASK95___ ' s second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom . The 2014 official population estimates are 464 , 990 for the city of Edinburgh , 492 , 680 for the local authority area , and 1 , 339 , 380 for the city region as of 2014 ( Edinburgh lies at the heart of the proposed Edinburgh and South East ___MASK95___ city region ). Recognised as the capital of ___MASK95___ since at least the 15th century , Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in ___MASK95___ . The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of ___MASK95___ and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of ___MASK95___ , the National Library of ___MASK95___ and the Scottish National Gallery . It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London . Meeow ! ( Gaelic version : Meusaidh ) is an animated children ' s series based on the Maisie MacKenzie books by Aileen Paterson . The series is about a young cat named Maisie Mac who lives with her grandmother in Morningside in Edinburgh as her explorer father is always away . Scottish Television in association with The Gaelic Committee , decided to make the book in to a cartoon series , with Siriol Animation doing the animation . The stories were narrated by Scottish comedian Stanley Baxter ( English version ) and by actor Tony Kearney ( Gaelic ) , and the theme music ( both versions ) was produced by The Singing Kettle . Its first run was featured on ITV children ' s block , CITV . The programme was re - aired in 2009 on wknd @ stv - a children ' s television strand on Scottish television channel , STV . The Gaelic version is still airs on BBC Alba . From March 2015 , the series airs as part of the `` Weans ' World '' block on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh . Scottish Television ( now , legally , known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on - air as STV ) is ___MASK95___ ' s largest ITV franchisee , and has held the ITV franchise for Central ___MASK95___ since 31 August 1957 . It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active ( Granada Television being the oldest ). The channel is now owned and operated by STV Group plc ( formerly " SMG plc "), which also owns another independent television franchise , Grampian Television ( now " STV North "), based in Aberdeen . Fife is a council area and historic county of ___MASK95___ . It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth , with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire . By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms , known as " Fib ", and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within ___MASK95___ . Aberdeen is ___MASK95___ ' s third most populous city , one of ___MASK95___ ' s 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom ' s 37th most populous built - up area , with an official population estimate of 196 , 670 for the city of Aberdeen itself and 228 , 990 for the local authority area . Aberdeen is the Oil Capital of the World . CITV ( short for Children ' s ITV ) is a British children ' s television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd , a division of ITV plc . It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions , every day from 6am to 9pm which was previously 6am to 6pm until 21 February 2016 ( although Freeview viewers still close at 6pm ) in an attempt to compete with CBBC . It is also the title of a programming block on the ITV network at weekends . The Scottish Parliament ( Scots : " The Scots Pairlament "), is the devolved national , unicameral legislature of ___MASK95___ . Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city , Edinburgh , it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood . The National Library of ___MASK95___ is the legal deposit library of ___MASK95___ and is one of the country ' s National Collections . Its main base is in Edinburgh city centre . The headquarters is on George IV Bridge , between the Old Town and the university quarter . There is also a more modern building ( 1980s ) in a residential area on the south side of the town centre , on Causewayside . This was built to accommodate some of the specialist collections ( e . g ., map library , science library ) and to provide large - scale extra storage . A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in ___MASK95___ and Northern England , usually a town , or toun in Scots . This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century , when King David I created the first royal burghs . Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status , found in the rest of the United Kingdom . Following local government reorganization in 1975 the title of " royal burgh " remains in use in many towns , but now has little more than ceremonial value . The Church of ___MASK95___ , known informally by its Scots language name , the Kirk , is the national church of ___MASK95___ . Protestant and Presbyterian , its longstanding decision to respect " liberty of opinion in points which do not enter into the substance of the Faith ." means it is relatively tolerant of a variety of theological positions , including those who would term themselves conservative and liberal in their doctrine , ethics and interpretation of Scripture . Grampian Television ( now legally known as STV North Ltd and referred to on - air as STV ) is the ITV franchisee for the North and North East of ___MASK95___ . Its coverage area includes the Northern Isles , the Western Isles , the Highlands ( except Fort William and Lochaber , which have always received Scottish Television ), Grampian , Tayside ( except the Kinross area ), and parts of north Fife . The station has been in operation since 30 September 1961 . The Firth of Forth is the estuary ( firth ) of the River Forth in ___MASK95___ , where it flows into the North Sea , between Fife to the north and Lothian to the south . It was known as " Bodotria " in Roman times . In the Norse sagas it was known as the " Myrkvifiörd ". ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network , the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the ___MASK71___ . The network , which is branded ITV by ITV plc , has vied with the British Broadcasting Corporation ' s BBC One for the status of the UK ' s most watched channel since the 1950s ( a crown it lost in 2005 ). The General Assembly of the Church of ___MASK95___ is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of ___MASK95___ , and is thus the Church ' s governing body . It generally meets each year and is chaired by a Moderator elected at the start of the Assembly .