Hogwarts Location was American weather...was British weather

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, EQMJ at a... wrote:

>    In a perhaps misguided effort to return this to HP, at the risk of 
> bringing up a topic that's been done to death, am I correct in
assuming that Hogwarts 
> would be in Scotland? <snip>  What kind of geographical 
> evidence was given in the books?
> 
> Equanimity
> EQMJ at a...

Mostly, just the length of the journey North on the Hogwarts Express,
which leaves King's Cross at 11:00 a.m. and arrives at Hogsmeade
Station in time for the students to ride to Hogwarts and have dinner
(supper).

I am told it's four hours from London to Edinburgh by Muggle train;
further North into the more rugged Highlands would be somewhat longer.
 Also, by the time they're near Hogsmeade, the countryside has turned
very wild-looking.

I *believe* JKR may have confirmed the Scotland location in an
interview somewhere, but expect it may take some searching.

Hope that helps!

Annemehr