IntroductionThe postmodern world of globalization appears to threaten nations, homogenizing their cultures and erasing individual characteristics. In this sense, the case of Scotland is quite particular. Firstly, Scotland is part of Great Britain. Second, Britain is part of the European Union. Finally, Scotland is part of the globalized community. This underpins the complex situation Scotland finds itself in as it attempts to maintain its national identity against the backdrop of British, European and global influences. Therefore, this complicates the task. The case study would be Edinburgh, where the exploration of evidence from fieldwork would be placed in the context of how urban space and nationalist imaginaries are used to shape the structural symbolism of identity Scottish National. took place on the Mound, the Royal Mile and the Scottish Parliament. These areas provided quite a fraught experience in terms of symbolism, both inclusive and exclusive of certain aspects of nation, state and identity. The presence of military, economic and political institutions dominated national or identity representations, yet national symbols could have been found in each of them. The Black Watch Memorial (see image 1) located on the mound, which commemorates the deaths of Scottish soldiers of the Black Watch regiment during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War of 1889-1902), was only the first of these appearances. national imaginations. Edinburgh Castle Esplanade had persistent military representation. The Indian Campaign Memorial remembered the victims of the Indian Mutiny. Along the Esplanade, distinctive characters began to appear...... middle of paper...... lukewarm reception. Available: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6110007. Last accessed October 9, 2011. Johnson, Nuala (1995). Cast in stone: monuments, geography and nationalism, in John Agnew (ed.) (1997). Political geography: a reader, Arnold: London, pp. 347-364. Lorimer, Hayden, (2002). Sites of authenticity: the new parliament and the Scottish authoritiesNairn, Tom (1997). Faces of nationalism. Janus Revisited, Verso, London.Painter, J. and Jeffrey, A. (2009). Political geography: an introduction to space and power, 2nd edition, Sage, London. Representations of the nation, in Harvey, David C. ... [et al.] (ed.), Celtic geographies: ancient culture, new times pp.91-108, London: Routledge, pp.91-108. Smith, Anthony (1997). The “Gilded Age” and National Revival in Hosking, G. & Shopflin, G. (eds.) (1997). Myhts & Nationhood, Hurst & Company, London, pp... 36-59.