Northern Scots

Not to be confused with Northern Scottish, Northern Scots Gaelic, Northern Scot, or Northern Scotland.

Northern Scots refers to the dialects of Modern Scots traditionally spoken in eastern parts of the north of Scotland.

The dialect is generally divided into:

• North Northern, spoken in Caithness, Easter Ross and the Black Isle.
• Mid Northern, popularly known as the Doric, spoken in Aberdeenshire, Banff and Buchan, Moray and the Nairn.
• South Northern, spoken in eastern Angus and the Mearns.

South Northern Scots has had notably strong dialectical contact with the neighbouring North East Central Scots (Northeast Mid Scots).