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• Buteshire
  ...Arran encompasses most of the shire's land, it has a sparse population and the main settlements are on Bute. ...]] between [[Ayrshire]] and [[Argyll]]. Of all the islands and skerries in the county, only four islands are inhabited ([[Isle of Bute|Bute]], [[Isle of A
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• Yell
  ...sles of [[Shetland]]: the most northly inhabited island after [[Unst]]. In the 2001 it had a usually resident population of 957. ...ing.</ref> and is the third most populous in the archipelago, coming after the Mainland and [[Whalsay]].<ref name=Smith/>
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• Roybridge
  ...ic is ''Drochaid Ruaidh'', meaning, appropriately enough, "the bridge over the Roy".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Gaelic/placenam Roybridge is on the A86 between [[Spean Bridge]] and [[Newtonmore]] and on the West Highland line served by trains passing between [[Crianlarich]] and [[F
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• Dundee
  ...n of [[Angus]], standing on the north bank of the [[Firth of Tay]]. It is the fourth-largest city in [[Scotland]]. ...ry. This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jam, jute and journalism".
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• Arbroath
  | picture caption=Arbroath from the south ...miles southward of [[Aberdeen]]. The ancient parish together with that of the nearby village of [[St Vigeans]] form a combined civil parish.
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• Barrow-in-Furness
  ...ire's northernmost large town and the chief town of '''Lancashire North of the Sands'''. ...ade it a leading industrial town, specialising in steel shipbuilding since the late nineteenth century.
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• Flow Country
  [[File:Sutherland Flow Country.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Part of the Flow Country near Maovally in Sutherland]] ...se of peatland and wetland area of [[Caithness]] and [[Sutherland]]. It is the largest expanse of blanket bog in Britain and Europe, and covers about 1,50
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• Linlithgow
  ...in 1746, and while unroofed is still largely complete although very few of the original furnishings survived. ==The town==
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• Northwood
  '''Northwood''' is a town in the north-west of [[Middlesex]], on the county's border with [[Hertfordshire]]. The towns's population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics<ref name=northwood>{{cite web |url=http://ww
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• Dumfries
  ...//qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=277 "Eva Mendes - the latest Queen of the South" 7th November 2010]</ref> ==Name of the town==
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• Dunfermline
  ...ret; Malcolm III's English queen. Dunfermline received [[List of cities in the United Kingdom|city status]] by Letters Patent on 3 October 2022.<ref>{{cit ...ttractions. Here are the ruins of Dunfermline's abbey, and the remains of the Royal Palace of Dunfermline, birthplace of King Charles I.
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• Glenrothes
  '''Glenrothes''' is a large town situated in the heart of [[Fife]], some 30 miles from both [[Edinburgh]] and [[Dundee]]. ...entre is contained indoors, within Fife's largest indoor shopping centre - The Kingdom Shopping Centre.
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• Coll
  ...Isle of [[Mull]]. It forms a pair with the Isle of [[Tiree]], lying off to the southwest. Quite unlike its mountainous near neighbour, Mull, Coll is a fla The coast of alternates between the low Como storm battered cliffs and broad, sandy beaches, which rise to form
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• Isle of Arran
  ...e]] peninsula and so might be better classed simply amongst the islands of the Firth. ...s a "geologist's paradise".<ref name=HSmith>Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) ''The Scottish Islands''. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1841954543</ref>
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• Swona
  '''Swona''' is an uninhabited island in the [[Pentland Firth]] off the north coast of [[Caithness]]. ...to Orkney while its neighbour, Stroma, belongs to Caithness. Swona lies in the southern approach to [[Scapa Flow]], west of [[South Ronaldsay]].
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• Mainland, Orkney
  |picture caption=The Ring of Brodgar ...s burghs, [[Kirkwall]] and [[Stromness]], lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
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• Barra
  ...ich it is connected by a causeway, is the southernmost inhabited island of the [[Outer Hebrides]]. It is a predominantly Gaelic-speaking and Roman Catholi The name of the island means "Barr's island", after St Barr or St Finbarr.
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• Jura
  ...d and parish of [[Argyll]], in the [[Inner Hebrides]], lying in the sea to the north-east of [[Islay]]. ...mpbells gradually sold the island as a number of separate estates. Part of the island is designated as a National Scenic Area.
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• Munro
  [[File:BenNevis2005.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ben Nevis is the highest Munro in Britain]] ...re named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856&ndash;1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as ''Munros Tables'', in 1891. A '''Munro t
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• Newark-on-Trent
  ...he [[River Trent]], the A1 (on the route of the old Great North Road), and the [[East Coast Main Line]] railway. It has town walls, a large though ruined ...ntary forces, and had to be relieved by Prince Rupert in a battle known as the Relief of Newark.
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• Goat Fell
  ...00 feet on the island. The fell and nearby [[Brodick Castle]] are owned by the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. The fell’s name is believed to mean either 'Mountain of Wind' (from the Gaelic ''gaoth'') or simply 'Goat Mountain'.
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• St Kilda
  ...ds are the westernmost, outermost of the [[Outer Hebrides]], and belong to the parish of [[Harris]], [[Inverness-shire]]. The largest island is [[Hirta]], whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom and three other islands ([[Dùn, St Kilda|Dùn]], [[Soay, St
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• Ben Lomond
  ...shore of [[Loch Lomond]] to a height of 3,196 feet; the most southerly of the [[Munro]]s. It is a solitary and distinctive mountain. Looking south from the Arrochar Alps, Ben Lomond appears to have a conical summit but there is a c
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• Knapdale
  ...to the north by the [[Crinan Canal]] and from Kintyre by the narrowing of the land at [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]]. It has two parishes, namely North Kna ...r. The hutted camp in Knapdale was located at [[Cairnbaan]], just south of the Crinan Canal, and a surviving building remains in use as a Forestry Commiss
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• Winter Hill, Lancashire
  ...on [[Rivington]] Moor in the midst of the county, clearly visible from by the industrial towns of [[Blackburn]], [[Chorley]], and [[Bolton]]. It rises t ...est Pennine Moors and is a popular walking area. Apart from leisure-time, the hill has seen industrial mining and a darker side in its history too.
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• Livingston
  |picture caption=The Almondvale Boulevard ...[[Broxburn, West Lothian|Broxburn]] to the north-east and [[Bathgate]] to the north-west.
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• Derry Cairngorm
  '''Derry Cairngorm''' is a mountain in [[Aberdeenshire]] in the [[Cairngorms]] range, nine miles north-west of [[Braemar]]. ...hat adorn the southern slope of the mountain near Derry Lodge, remnants of the old [[Caledonian Forest]].
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• York
  |picture caption=York from the air ...[[West Riding of Yorkshire|West]] Ridings of Yorkshire converge to meet at the walls of York.
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• Brecqhou
  ...s 74 acres or 200 acres. It is one of the [[Channel Islands]] and part of the [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]]. ...nants, the indefatigable Barclay brothers, their challenges to the rule of the Seigneur of Sark have been defeated.
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• Stronsay
  |picture caption=Vat of Kirbister, on the east coast of Stronsay '''Stronsay''' is an island in [[Orkney]]. The main village is [[Whitehall, Orkney|Whitehall]], home to a [[heritage centr
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• Westray
  '''Westray''' is one of the islands of [[Orkney]]. It has a population of around 550 people and its ma At Pierowall is a heritage centre and the ruins of the Lady Kirk. Ferries to [[Papa Westray]] sail from here.
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• Papa Stour
  ...tland Mainland]] and with an area of 3.2&nbsp;square miles), Papa Stour is the eighth-largest island in Shetland. ...of the island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the seas around the island are a Special Area of Conservation.
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• Cairn Hill, Northumberland
  ...of Northumberland. The Cheviot's summit stands 125 feet higher, a mile to the north ...ads from [[the Cheviot]] summit towards it across the sea of peat which is the shared summit plateau.
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• Lewis
  ...covers 404,184 acres, inland water 24,863 acres and saltmarsh 230 acres. The foreshore extends over 7,775 acres. ...hem, running from [[Loch Seaforth]] in the east over to [[Loch Resort]] in the west.
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• Harris
  ...Hebrides]]. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the ''Isle of Harris''. Harris is part of [[Inverness-shire]], while Lewis is ...hem, running from [[Loch Seaforth]] in the east over to [[Loch Resort]] in the west.
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• Taransay
  ...n,<ref name="Smith">{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref> two and half acres larger than the nearest challenger, [[Scarba]], which is also uninhabited. ...on Taransay are holidaymakers, who may hire one of the shelters built for the series.
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• Monach Islands
  [[File:Monach Islands OH.svg|right|thumb|250px|Location of the Monach Islands]] [[File:Shillaylighthouses.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The two lighthouses on Shillay]]
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• Doncaster
  ...d]], at the very edge of [[Yorkshire]] and its suburbs reaching out toward the [[Isle of Axholme]] in [[Lincolnshire]]. ...n City'' campus, currently the largest education investment of its kind in the United Kingdom.
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• North Uist
  ...r Hebrides]]. At low tide it forms one long island with the main isles to the south, [[South Uist]] and between them [[Benbecula]] and [[Grimsay]], and t ...causeway to [[Berneray]]. It is separated from the Isle of [[Harris]] by the [[Sound of Harris]]. Like Lewis and Harris, North Uist is staunchly Presby
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• South Uist
  ...enbecula]] and [[Grimsay]], and these are all now joined by causeways. At the south, [[Eriskay]] is joined to it by a new-built causeway. ...on South Uist and a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in [[Great Britain]] where prehistoric mummies have been foun
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• Cardenden
  ...imately 4 miles northwest of [[Kirkcaldy]]. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway for its new railway station. A former mining ...wn-unveiled.3824375.jp | title=Blueprint for eco-town unveiled | work=The Scotsman | accessdate=2008-02-28 | date=28 February 2008 }}</ref>
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• Craigleith
  ...ther. It is 79 feet above the waves at its highest point. It forms part of the parish of North Berwick. ...islands, Craigleith is a bird colony. Divers often explore the area around the island.
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• The Lamb (island)
  [[File:The lamb island.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Lamb]] ...th]] between the islands of [[Fidra]] and [[Craigleith]]. It forms part of the parish of [[Dirleton]].
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• Raasay
  ...and separated from [[Applecross]] on and the mainland of Great Britain by the [[Inner Sound]]. ...private landlords held title to the island, which is now largely owned by the Highlands and Islands Development Board.<ref name=Keay/>
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• Rum
  |picture caption=Loch Fiachanis, looking towards the Cuillin ...'' or '''Rum''', also spelled '''Rhum''', is one of the [[Small Isles]] of the [[Inner Hebrides]], in [[Argyllshire]].
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• Gardenstown
  |picture=Gardenstown from the Sea.jpg '''Gardenstown''' is a small coastal village in the parish of [[Gamrie]], [[Banffshire]], nine miles east by road east of [[Ban
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• Ulva
  |picture caption=The one house at Bearnus on Ulva ...ath, so close that it scarcely seems a separate isle. Ulva is connected to the neighbouring island of [[Gometra]] by a bridge.
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• Staffa
  ...le basalt column formations. Indeed, its name was given by the Norse from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island after these columns, which may also ha ...ies about 6 miles west of the Isle of [[Mull]]. The area is 81½ acres and the highest point is 138 feet above sea level.
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• Gigha
  |picture caption=The twin beaches at Eilean Garbh, Gigha |map=Gigha in the Argyllshire Hebrides.svg
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• Kerrera
  .... It is linked to the mainland by passenger ferry sailing from a jetty by the Gallanach Road. The name of the island is Norse, from ''Kjarbarey'', meaning "Kjarbar's island" or possibly
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