IntroductionThe postmodern world of globalization seems to threaten nations, homogenizing their cultures and erasing individual characteristics. In this sense, the case of Scotland is rather peculiar. First of all, Scotland is part of Great Britain. Secondly, Great Britain is part of the European Union. Finally, Scotland is part of the globalized community. This underlies the complex situation Scotland finds itself in, as it seeks to maintain its national identity in the context of British, European and global influences. Consequently, complicating the task of doing so. The case study would be Edinburgh, where the exploration of evidence emerging from fieldwork would be placed in the context of the ways in which urban space and nationalistic imaginations are used to shape the structural symbolism of Scottish national identity. Evidence from fieldwork Observations took place on the Mound, the Royal Mile and the Scottish Parliament. These areas provided a rather tense 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 be found in all of them. The Black Watch Memorial (see image 1) located on the mound, commemorating the deaths of Scottish soldiers of the Black Watch Regiment during the South African War (the Anglo-Boer War of 1889-1902), was only the first of such appearances. of national imaginaries. The Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle had a persistent military representation. The Indian Campaign Memorial remembered the victims of the Indian Mutiny. Distinctive figures began to appear along the Esplanade... middle of paper... lukewarm reception. Available: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6110007. Last accessed 9 October 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 Scottish Parliament and Journal Nairn, Tom (1997). The faces of nationalism. Janus Revisited, Verso, London. Painter, J. & 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: old culture, new times pp .91-108, London: Routledge, pp.91-108.Smith, Anthony (1997). The Gilded Age and National Renewal in Hosking, G. & Shopflin, G. (eds.) (1997). Myths and Nationalities, Hurst & Company, London, pp. 36-59.