United Kingdom

Spanning England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom holds a layered heritage of crafts, music and language traditions shaped by Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and maritime influences.

Textile & dress Music & dance Language & oral Building & habitat

Knowledge in this place

Harris Tweed weaving

Harris Tweed weaving

Hand-woven woollen cloth produced by islanders at home in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, protected by its own act of Parliament.

Textile & dress

Great Highland bagpipe

Great Highland bagpipe

The Scottish piping tradition includes pibroch, a classical solo repertoire passed down through canntaireachd, a sung notation.

Morris dancing

Morris dancing

An English ritual folk dance performed in teams with bells, sticks and handkerchiefs, tied to seasonal celebrations across the countryside.

Welsh language

Welsh language

A living Celtic language sustained by the eisteddfod festivals, schools and broadcasting across Wales.

Language & oral

Drystone walling

Drystone walling

Building field walls by stacking local stone without mortar, a craft shaping the landscapes of the Cotswolds, the Dales and the Lake District.

Building & habitat