Is Hogwarts supposed to be in Scotland or Wales?

[joanne0012]

No: HPFGUIDX 31849

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Barry Hill <barry at p...> wrote:
> I had read somewhere that Hogwarts was supposed to be in Scotland,
> and AFAIK was filmed in the North of England.
> 
> BUT, when Hagrid brings baby Harry to Little Whinging (which is in
> Surrey), he comments that Harry fell asleep over Bristol.
> 
> Well, draw a line from Surrey to Bristol, extend it and you're
> in Wales (or Ireland!)!!

But Hagrid probably wasn't bringing Harry to Surrey from Hogwarts.  He had 
picked him up in Godric's Hollow, and then there's a roughly 24-hour period 
(while the wizards were celebrating) before he delivers Harry to Privet Drive, 
when we don't know where they were.

Since Wales is too close to London to justify an 11-AM-until-after-dark 
Hogwarts Express ride, the conclusion is that it's in Scotland.  Harry's notes 
about Acromantulas in "Fantastic Beasts" (p. 2) also confirm this.

You can find lots of good basic discussions about "canon" details like this in 
the Harry Potter Lexicon:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/geography.html#Where%20is%20H
ogwarts