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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • | 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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  • ...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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  • [[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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  • ...in 1746, and while unroofed is still largely complete although very few of the original furnishings survived. ==The town==
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  • '''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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  • ...//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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  • ...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''' 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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  • ...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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  • ...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''' 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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  • |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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • [[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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • |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''' 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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  • |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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  • ...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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  • |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''' 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • [[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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • [[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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  • ...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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  • |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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  • |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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  • |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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  • ...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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  • |picture caption=The twin beaches at Eilean Garbh, Gigha |map=Gigha in the Argyllshire Hebrides.svg
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  • .... 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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  • |picture caption=The lighthouse atop the cliffs of Sloc na Bèiste |map caption=Barra Head shown within the Outer Hebrides
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  • ...Aberdeenshire|Alford]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], which is today in the care of the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. ...mily resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust by William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill.<ref name=cl>{{
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  • ...outside [[East Kilbride]] in [[Lanarkshire]]. It is a museum dedicated to the history of rural life, and in particular rural life in Scotland. ...honestly earned pennies from private pockets. It was originally known as the '''Museum of Scottish Country Life'''
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  • |picture caption=Keep and west wall of the castle ...wars of Scottish independence which rent the island between 1296 and 1357, the castle was attached, taken, retaken and besieged on several occasions.
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  • ...athFromSeawardByColinWheatleyFeb2007.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Cape Wrath from the sea]] ...is one of only two places in Great Britain that are prefixed with "Cape", the other being [[Cape Cornwall]] in [[Cornwall]].
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  • ...eat Britain]], though less busy since the Port of Dublin took over much of the traffic ...i Laoghaire.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Lóegaire from a stained glass window in the Maritime Museum]]
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  • .... It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a Roman fort.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/doc ...|Carleton]] in the 1970s of an elk with two harpoons embedded suggest that the Fylde was inhabited as long ago as 8,000 BC.<ref name=singleton>Singleton,
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  • ...rlour''' is a small town in [[Banffshire]] 12 miles south of [[Elgin]], on the road to [[Grantown-on-Spey|Grantown]]. ...straddles the stream and flanks the Spey &ndash; although the full name of the village is '''Charlestown of Aberlour'''.
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  • ...village tucked in the corner of [[Fife]]. According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 1,600. ...re are many indentations along the rocky shores that could have influenced the name.
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  • ...Highland part of Perthshire and houses a population of about 1,895, as of the 2001 census. It is also mentioned in a well-known poem by Robert Burns. ...s bridge to be his greatest accomplishment. Aberfeldy is also mentioned in the traditional ''Loch Tay Boat Song''.
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  • |picture caption=The main street in Moira ...ith the counties of [[County Antrim|Antrim]] and [[County Armagh|Armagh]]. The [[M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M1 motorway]] and Belfast–Dublin railway
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  • |picture caption=Near the summit of Ben Chonzie, looking across to Biorach a' Mheannain ...6522005 On Ben Chonzie, real hillwalkers don't picnic], Robin Howie, ''The Scotsman'', 19 November 2005</ref>, is a mountain in [[Perthshire]]. It reaches a h
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  • |picture caption=Beinn Sgulaird from the road to Glen Ure House to the west ...[[Munro]]. It is to be found between [[Glen Creran]] and [[Glen Etive]] in the southern [[Highlands]].
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  • |picture caption=Stob Coir'an Albannaich behind the Shira River ...s summit, and so it qualifies as a [[Munro]]. Its name means "Peak of the Scotsman's Corrie"
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  • ...,369 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a [[Munro]]. It stands to the north of [[Loch Quoich]]. ...leouraich]], its southern side is gentler and grassier.<ref name="Bennett">The Munros (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., ISBN 0-907521-13-4</ref>
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  • ...Ba: until the mid-1970s the only road linking Applecross with the rest of the country]] ...oss Bay''', facing the [[Inner Sound]], on the opposite side of which lies the Hebridean island of [[Raasay]].
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  • ...sion bought large amounts of former agricultural land, eventually becoming the largest land owner in Britain. ...cting and improving biodiversity across Britain's forests are both part of the Forestry Commission's remit.
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  • ...It has an area of 10,067 acres. Aligned on a southwest to northeast axis, the island measures eight miles long and reaches three miles at its widest poin This island was the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil.
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  • ...The southernmost point of the island also forms the southernmost point of the county. ...f its resemblance to an upturned spoon when viewed from the South coast of the island.
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  • {{Hatnote|For other islands of the same name see [[Oronsay (disambiguation)]]}} ...cotland Oronsay |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=|website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref>
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  • ...h Cumberland. It is on the A7 road from [[Carlisle]] to [[Edinburgh]], and the [[River Esk, Dumfriesshire|River Esk]] flows through it. There are frequent ...ef> The main families holding land and exerting influence in the area were the Graemes, Armstrongs, Elliots and Bells.
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  • ...of [[Forfar]]. The castle dates back to the 15th century, although much of the present building is of 19th-century origin. It is a private house, but is h ...tle to open its doors| date=4 August 2003| author=Frank Urquhart| work=The Scotsman}}</ref>
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  • |picture caption=The church at Dull ...e parish extends from [[Loch Tummel]] in the north to [[Loch Freuchie]] in the south.
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  • ...other Torridonian peaks, suggesting that it was not covered in ice during the last Ice Age. ...me Stac Pollaidh is a Gaelicization of an Old Norse name, "The pinnacle of the pool river" (''Stakkr Pollå''). It is often anglicised to '''Stack Polly'
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  • ...enholm]] can be reached along the unclassified road which runs parallel to the [[River Teviot]]. ...isible from certain areas around the village are the Waterloo Monument and the Timpendean Tower.
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  • ...lliam Blackwood, 1845 pp. 425-439</ref> The civil parish also incorporates the ancient parish of [[Kirkton, Roxburghshire|Kirkton]]. The name 'Cavers' means "enclosure".
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  • |picture caption=Beinn Bhàn from the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge]]. ...with another and better known [[Beinn Bhàn (Applecross)|Beinn Bhàn]] on the [[Applecross]] peninsula of [[Ross-shire]].
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  • ...um Hills]] range and marks the northern extremity of the [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs]] National Park. The name of the mountain is Gaelic for 'Cairn Hill'.
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  • ...tougher, stood firm when all the surrounding rock was eroded away, leaving the huge mountain isolated. The summit peak of the mountain is named '''Ganu Mòr'''.
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  • ...just to the south. This is the oldest reservoir in Scotland. Today it is the heart of a nature reserve. ...ce of fresh water; good water supplies and the availability of barley from the carselands encouraged George Younger to establish his brewery in [[Alloa]].
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  • ...ose to the coast in [[East Lothian]]. It is close to [[North Berwick]] and the village of [[Whitekirk, East Lothian|Whitekirk]]. ...through his influence the parish of Auldhame had significant influence in the development of Christianity in Scotland. He also founded a church at Scough
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  • ...Gloucestershire]]/[[Worcestershire]] border. The line is also known as '''The Honeybourne Line'''. It is owned by a volunteer group through Gloucestersh ...ne, operating between Cheltenham Racecourse and the site of Laverton Halt. The company is currently raising £1.5 million to extend three miles northwards
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  • |picture caption=Palnackie and the Urr Water ...al reach of the [[Urr Water]]. The village stands on the western shore of the river.
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  • [[File:The Forth Bridge seen from South Queensferry.JPG|thumb|right|300px|The Forth Bridge seen from South Queensferry]] ...ometimes referred to as the '''Forth Rail Bridge''' to distinguish it from the [[Forth Road Bridge]], though this has never been its official name.
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  • |picture=Mavisbank House through the trees - geograph-3517677.jpg |picture caption=Mavisbank through the trees
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  • ...'''Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew''', is a 15th-century chapel located at the village of [[Roslin]] in [[Midlothian]]. ...Sinclair place of worship at Roslin, the first being in Roslin Castle and the second (whose crumbling buttresses can still be seen today) in what is now
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  • ...ke) and Bennet (Earls of Tankerville) families from the 15th century until the 1980s. ...cattle living as feral beasts.<ref>BBC Countryfile, 1 November 2009</ref> The castle is a Grade-I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1042387|Chillingham Castle}
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  • |picture caption=Long Sand, situated on the western side of the island, facing Rapness Sound ...[[Orkney]], lying between [[Eday]] and [[Westray]]. Previously inhabited, the low-lying island is now a successful Grey Seal breeding colony.
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  • [[File:Ring_of_Brodgar,_Orkney.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Ring of Brodgar, with Loch of Harray beyond]] ...eological sites here, from the Neolithic Age and later, which form part of the '[[Heart of Neolithic Orkney]]' World Heritage Site.
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  • ...e [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]], the largest of the islands of [[Orkney]]. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Herita ==The sites==
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  • [[File:Ring_of_Brodgar,_Orkney.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Ring of Brodgar, with Loch of Harray beyond]] ...[[Loch of Harray]], which landneck, the [[Ness of Brodgar]], also contains the [[Standing Stones of Stenness]] and a wealth of Neolithic finds, all compre
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  • ...ney - geograph.org.uk - 8878.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Old Man of Hoy from the north]] ...is no more than a few hundred years old, and so it may soon collapse into the sea.
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  • |picture caption=Neilston, with Glasgow in the distance ...and four miles south of [[Paisley]], south of the south-western fringe of the [[Glasgow]] conurbation. Neilston is a commuter village with a resident pop
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  • [[File:Linga - geograph.org.uk - 3799761.jpg|thumb|right|Linga, viewed from the northwest]] ...sland of [[Shetland]], lying near [[Vaila]] and [[Walls, Shetland|Walls]], the latter on [[Mainland, Shetland]]. This is one of several of Shetland's isl
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  • |picture caption=The shell keep of Farnham Castle ...for whom it served as a home in the Middle Ages, and who retained it until the modern era.
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  • ...ive miles south of [[Cape Wrath]]. Behind the bay's large dunes, stretches the freshwater Sandwood Loch. ...bay can be reached by a four-mile path leading from the gravel car park at the hamlet of [[Blairmore, Sutherland|Blairmore]].
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  • [[File:Am linlithgow palace south.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The south face of Linlithgow Palace]] [[File:Am linlithgow palace east.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Linlithgow Palace from the east]]
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  • ...ar the village of [[Blackness]] in [[West Lothian]], on the south shore of the [[Firth of Forth]]. ...It served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton and the Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus.<ref name="MacIvor20">MacIvor, p. 20.<
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  • |picture=The Parish Church of Bothwell - geograph.org.uk - 106381.jpg ...e<ref>[http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/read.asp?letter=B&CurPage=42 The Online Scots Dictionary]</ref>
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  • ...Doune is [[Callander]], at the edge of the [[Trossachs]], on the fringe of the [[Highlands]]. ...e and dower house. In the later 16th century, Doune became the property of the Earls of Moray.
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  • |picture caption=The village green, war memorial and kirk, with Tap o' Noth behind ...esternmost, highland part of [[Aberdeenshire]]. The A97 road runs through the village, whih is 14 miles north-west of [[Alford, Aberdeenshire|Alford]] on
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  • |picture caption= The Main Street of Larbert ...orth]] and 2½ miles north-west of [[Falkirk]], the main town in the area. The village of [[Stenhousemuir]] lies directly east of Larbert, with both settl
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  • |picture caption=The Parish kirk on the moot hill. ...urns''. Pub. Blackie & Son. London. P. 74.</ref> The parish also contains the village of [[Hurlford]].<ref name="Adamson47">Adamson, Archibald R. (1875).
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  • ...[Allan Water, Roxburghshire|Allan Water]], in the parish of [[Melrose]] in the very northern part of [[Roxburghshire]]. *[http://www.scran.ac.uk/000-000-528-621-C Scran File: Broadside regarding the sale of a farm in Allanshaws, Roxburghshire]
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  • ...[[Crianlarich]] road at the foot of [[Glen Ogle]]. It is 14 miles north of the [[Highland Boundary Fault]]. ...ochearnhead lies within the [[Breadalbane]] area and the [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park]].
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  • ...[[Falkland Islands]]. It overlooks [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]], the islands' capital. ...d they enemy fled in disorder towards Stanley and the surrender was signed the next day.
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  • |picture caption= The view towards Fionnphort, from Tor Mor quarry ...ical Centre 2004 p. 22">Ross of Mull Historical Centre (2004). ''Exploring the Ross...'', p. 22. Ross of Mull Historical Centre, Bunessan, Isle of Mull</r
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  • ...which was built in 1962, takes its name from the main bay it adjoins, but the town stretches over many bays and coves including Donibristle Bay and St Da ...ects construction by volume housebuilders, the town is a regular winner of the Best Kept Small Town title. Its rise in population mirrors its rise in popu
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  • ...geograph.org.uk - 262844.jpg|thumb|300px|The River Shiel pouring out into the sea]] {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[Glen Shiel|River Shiel]] which runs down Glen Shiel to [[Loch Duich]]}}
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  • ...-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland] (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.</r ...en, Kinross-shire|Loch Leven]], in south-eastern [[Kinross-shire]]. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, [[St Serf's In
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  • ...ay|M6]]. Following an extension opened on 28 June 2011, it now connects to the [[M8 motorway]] west of [[Glasgow]]. ...at Kingston, Polmadie Road, Cambuslang and Tollcross before connecting to the pre-existing M74.
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  • ...ercity 225 set at King's Cross 2.jpg|thumb|300px|An InterCity 225 train on the East Coast Main Line approaching King's Cross]] ...], [[Darlington]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], electrified along the whole route ([http://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/show=East_Coast_Main_Line map]).
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  • [[File:WCML and M1.jpg|thumb|300px|The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway Watford Gap]] ...on served. The route links [[London]] to [[Glasgow]] and [[Edinburgh]] via the west [[Midlands]] ([http://wikishire.co.uk/map/#/show=West_Coast_Main_Line
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  • ...delled in the 18th century as a hunting lodge in the style of a castle for the Basset family. The building is in private use as a restaurant.<ref name=Chapman2008>{{citation
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  • ...at [[Dalcross, Inverness-shire|Dalcross]], 7 nautical miles north-east of the city of [[Inverness]], chief town of [[Inverness-shire]]. It is owned by Hi ...ate throughout the UK and Europe. Around 610,000 passengers passed through the airport in 2014.
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  • ...iginal name for the castle was ''Cill Rathaig''; Gaelic meaning "church at the small circular fort". ...iage of their daughter Mary Boscoe to Hugh II de Ros of the Rose family in the 13th century.<ref>Coventry, p.44.</ref>
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  • |picture=Course of the Antonine Wall at Croy Hill - geograph.org.uk - 308697.jpg ...quent services 7 days a week to [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] & [[Stirling]]. The station has undergone significant expansion in recent years including exten
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  • ...donderry]], Letterkenny forms the major economic core of the north-west of the island of Ireland.<ref>[http://www.donegalcoco.ie/NR/rdonlyres/C46404E1-3F2 ...n Olympic-standard swimming pool, which is situated on the Glenties Road, the Danny McDaid Athletic Track and an arena capable of hosting top-level event
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  • |picture caption=The Union Bridge ...est wrought-iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 450 ft, and the first vehicular bridge of its type in United Kingdom.
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  • '''Bedshiel''' is a hamlet on the B6456 in [[Berwickshire]], six miles from [[Duns]], two miles from [[Greenl The Watch Water Reservoir, Millknowe Burn and Bogpark Burn are close by.
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  • ...le:Reefs in Eyemouth Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1078954.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Hurkar Rocks: Hurker and Buss Crag]] ...ng low tide, and at all tides are a hazard to ships approaching or leaving the harbour.
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  • |map caption=Berneray within the Outer Hebrides ...ong with [[Harris]] to the north and [[North Uist]] and all the islands to the south, it is part of [[Inverness-shire]].
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  • ...n the Isle of [[Skye]], [[Inverness-shire]]. It lies in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort. ...raditional, pre-crofting ''baile'' or township. It was forcibly cleared by the agents of Lord MacDonald to make way for sheep in 1853.
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  • ...}}</ref> which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts. It is joined to the bank by a narrow white bridge. ...e-sold-after-12m-price-cut-1-3891722|accessdate=21 September 2015|work=The Scotsman|date=18 September 2015}}</ref>
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  • '''Killegray''' is an island of 435 acres in the [[Sound of Harris]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]], and part of [[Inverness-shire]]. The name of the isle is from the Old Norse Kjallard-ey, and means “graveyard island”.
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  • ...New Town, Edinburgh|the New Town]], with [[Calton Hill]] overlooking it to the south. ...ecessarily improved in latter years. While it is utterly contiguous with the surrounding townscape some shadow of distinctiveness remains.
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  • |picture caption=Calton Hill with some of its monuments, from the Salisbury Crags ...iews of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city.
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  • [[File:FalkirkWheelSide 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Falkirk Wheel]] ...reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s as part of the Millennium Link project.
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  • ...ce''' is a village on the [[Furness]] peninsula of [[Lancashire]], between the towns of [[Ulverston]] and [[Barrow-in-Furness]]. The village is built around a tarn and a village green, and Henry Armer & Son,
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  • ...is an urban village in northern [[Kincardineshire]] that forms a suburb of the city of [[Aberdeen]]. ...table course to the sea. The channelling also enabled further expansion of the harbour.
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  • |picture caption=The Falls of Shin ...Achany Glen]], along which there are walks to be enjoyed, and tumbles over the falls.
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  • ...ration in the early 20th century, a footbridge has connected the island to the mainland. ...ame=gro>{{GRO10}}</ref> but there were no "usual residents" at the time of the 2011 census.<ref name=NRS/>
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  • [[File:A scene overlooking forestry lands with Loch Loyne in the background - geograph.org.uk - 1352637.jpg|thumb|250px|Overlooking Loch Loy ...ith the remainder in Inverness-shire. The A87 road runs beside the loch at the eastern end.
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  • ...rth. Until the mid 1960s it was a sleepy village with a railway station on the main line to Edinburgh. ==About the village==
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  • ...pey.<ref name="Coventry">Coventry, Martin. (2008). ''Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans''. pp. 241 - 243. ...:Castle Grant - geograph.org.uk - 576144.jpg|thumb|250px|Castle Grant from the front]]
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  • ...e the city walls west of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]] (thus in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]]) beside York railway station. The museum houses the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well a
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  • ...in-merriment-1-1301893 |title=The Cairngorms: Mountain merriment |work=The Scotsman |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref> just a few miles from ...title=Freshwater loch flies the flag for Scotland's best beaches |work=The Scotsman |date=1 June 2009 |accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>
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  • ...an increase of 11.1% compared with 2015, and the sixth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom by total passengers in 2016. ...al Infrastructure Partners, who are also the majority shareholder and lead the management of [[Gatwick Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global-infra.c
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  • |picture caption=The Barrowland Ballroom ...ical venues. Originally spelled Caltoun, the area is universally known as The Calton by Glaswegians.
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  • |picture caption=Saltern Cove on the Dartmouth Steam Railway ...el to [[Kingswear]], where the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry takes them across the [[River Dart]] to [[Dartmouth]].
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  • ...ph.org.uk - 55317.jpg|thumb|300px|Abernethy Forest, with the Cairngorms in the background.]] ...sh Natural Heritage|accessdate=2018-10-02}}</ref> The forest forms part of the wider Abernethy National Nature Reserve.<ref name=nnr>{{cite web| url=https
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  • ...tion site geograph-3098674-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|250px|Loch Libo and the railway to Glasgow]] ...d the hamlet of [[Shillford]] lie nearby. Three miles to the south-west is the town of [[Neilston]].
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  • |picture caption=The Queensferry Crossing in November 2017 ...ears'|accessdate=2017-08-27|date=2017-08-27}}</ref> It was built alongside the existing [[Forth Road Bridge]].
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  • |picture=The RRS Discovery & the V&A Museum, Dundee.jpg ...nese architect by Kengo Kuma. It is the first building he has designed in the [[United Kingdom]].
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  • ...in [[Sutherland]]. It is to be found off the B864 road on the west bank of the [[River Shin]], south of [[Lairg]]. The hamlet, which includes the Achany Glen (or Achany Forest), is also home to one Category B Listed build
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  • [[File:Strathnaver near Achargary.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The River Naver near Achargary]] ...as the '''Mackay Country''' (''Dùthaich MhicAoidh''), once controlled by the Clan Mackay and extending over most of north-west Sutherland.
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  • |client=The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland ...herland]]). Until 2011, the castle was used as a youth hostel, operated by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.
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  • ...sland_Map.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of Tristan da Cunha: Sandy Point is in the east]] ...about seven miles by sea from the island's only settlement, [[Edinburgh of the Seven Seas]].
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  • ...n country house in [[Wisley]] in [[Surrey]], with a surrounding estate, on the [[Ockham and Wisley Commons]]. ...ick Barnes for Charles Buxton, a brewing magnate and Member of Parliament. The house is a Grade II* listed building.<ref name=nhle>{{NHLE|1189110|Foxwarre
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  • ...and the nearest main village is [[Broadford, Skye|Broadford]], from which the airfield is named. ...a gateway to the Isle of Skye. Loganair operated a scheduled service from the airfield to [[Glasgow International Airport|Glasgow]] from 1972. However th
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  • [[File:Sound of Barra - geograph.org.uk - 8342.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Sound of Barra]] ...des]] separating the Isle of [[Barra]] in the south from [[South Uist]] to the north, all within [[Inverness-shire]].
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  • |picture caption=The Leaderfoot Viaduct ...marks the border with [[Berwickshire]] to this point: the Tweed then marks the border downstream.
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  • ...ort codes|LMO|EGQS}} is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of [[Lossiemouth]] in [[Morayshire]]. ...ron, 6 Squadron and IX (Bomber) Squadron. All four Squadrons contribute to the Quick Reaction Alert (Interceptor) North capability which provides continuo
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  • ...Corby Glen]] and six miles north of [[Stamford]]. The parish population at the 2011 census was 384. ...over the [[Rutland]] county border is [[Clipsham]]. [[Careby]] is just to the south.
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  • |name=The Chinese Bridge |picture caption=The Chinese Bridge on the Tay
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  • |picture caption=The Tay Road Bridge and Dundee behind ...e of the longest road bridges in Europe, and was opened in 1966, replacing the old Tay ferry.
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  • ...rial Garden at Strathclyde Park - geograph.org.uk - 713548.jpg|thumb|250px|The Memorial Garden at Strathclyde Park]] ...Garden - geograph.org.uk - 713550.jpg|thumb|250px|Plaque to the village in the Memorial Garden]]
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  • |picture=The Old Beacon - geograph.org.uk - 1759314.jpg |picture caption=The Old Beacon
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  • '''The Glasgow School of Art''' is a higher education art school offering undergra ...ters-tackle-blaze-at-glasgow-school-of-art |access-date=16 June 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2018}}</ref>
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  • ...ns stand on the southern banks of the [[River Tay]], about a mile north of the village of [[Lindores]]. It is a scheduled ancient monument.<ref>{{HES|SM83 ...]], King John Balliol of Scotland, Kings David II and James III were among the monarchs who visited Lindores at different times.
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  • ...Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]], overlooking [[Rothesay]] Bay towards the [[Isle of Bute]]. ...After a failed community buyout, Toward Castle and the estate were sold by the local council to private owners in 2016.
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  • ...erry]] in South [[Knapdale]] in [[Argyllshire]], standing on the shores of the [[Sound of Jura]]. The house is a Category B listed building.<ref>{{HES|LB18277|Kilberry Castle|ca
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  • '''Dunans Castle''' is a ruined castle standing in [[Glendaruel]] on the [[Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]]. ...to its present mock castle form in 1864. Once part of a much larger estate the property presently includes 16 acres of ground.
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  • |picture caption=The North Bridge ...n the two (and which is now filled with the railway and Waverley Station). The current bridge was built between 1894 and 1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co.:
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  • ...ens.jpg|right|thumb|450px|East Princes Street Gardens from The Mound, with the Scott Monument (l), Balmoral Hotel (c) and Waverley Station (r)]] ...or Loch and building of the [[New Town, Edinburgh|New Town]], beginning in the 1760s.
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  • ...Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert I ...dom of [[Strathclyde]] ceased to exist, being absorbed into the Kingdom of the Scots.
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  • ...> and with the south-western end of the loch intruding its south bank into the [[Fannichs]] area of [[Cromartyshire]]. ...he [[Corrieshalloch Gorge|Falls of Measach]] and passes the eastern end of the loch.
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  • ...sh includes the smaller contiguous village of [[Phoenix Green]] as well as the hamlets of Dipley, [[Elvetham]], [[Hartfordbridge]], and [[West Green, Hamp The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 4,999.
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  • ...Light Railway, Pullborough in the Summer of 2002 (1).jpg|right|thumb|300px|The South Downs Light Railway, Sussex]] ...efore the South Downs Light Railway arrived), and today it operates around the grounds of Pulborough Garden Centre.
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  • ...a cricket ground that is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club, in the [[Partick]] area of [[Glasgow]], [[Lanarkshire]]. ...placed to commemorate the match in 2002 by Mr John C McGinn, President of the Scottish Football Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glasgow's little known
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  • |picture caption=The Hughenden playing fields ...venue in the Hyndland area of [[Glasgow]], in [[Lanarkshire]]. It has been the home since 1924 of Hillhead Sports Club, a private members' club catering f
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  • ...herland''' or '''UKVL Sutherland''', is a planned spaceport being built on the [[A' Mhòine]] peninsula north-west of [[Tongue]] village in [[Sutherland]] ...> It was then planned to be the first vertical launch capable spaceport in the United Kingdom, but is likely to be beaten by [[SaxaVord Spaceport]] in [[S
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