Northern Scots

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:^[1]

• 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.

Central Scots, especially North East Central Scots (Northeast Mid Scots), has had notable dialectical Contact with the neighbouring Northern Scots—particularly South Northern Scots located adjacently to North East Central.