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• Ballingry
  |picture=St. Serf's church, Ballingry - geograph.org.uk - 1652028.jpg |picture caption=St Serf's parish church
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• Carnock
  The village is said to be named after St Cearnock, a disciple of St Ninian. Alternatively the form may derive from ''Caer-cnoc'', the meaning o ...pments are suspected three miles east of Dunfermline and a large camp at [[Loch Ore]].
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• Ballachulish
  |picture=St. John's, Ballachulish.jpg |picture caption= St John's Church
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• Mauchline
  ...was drained when the railway line from Kilmarnock was built. [[Bruntwood Loch]], near the old laird's house of that name, was once an important site for ...an influential Protestant preacher, visited Mauchline to find the doors of St Michael's church barred against him. His reaction to this was to retreat to
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• Brough, Caithness
  ...of the village lies [[St John's Loch]], reputedly a very good brown trout loch. The name Brough is pronounced to rhyme with the word ''loch'' (in contrast to the Westmorland town of [[Brough, Westmorland|Brough]], w
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• Forss Water
  The source of the Forss Water is at the northern end of [[Loch Shurrey]], at {{map|ND042568}}. About eight miles north of its source, the *Near the river's source at Loch Shurrey, {{map|ND042568}}.
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• Ulbster
  |picture=Cottage at Loch Of Yarrows, will someone let the cat in^ - geograph.org.uk - 457098.jpg |picture caption=Cottage at Loch Of Yarrows
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• Urquhart Castle
  |picture=Urquhart Castle from Loch Ness Scotland.jpg |picture caption=The Grant Tower viewed from Loch Ness
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• Inchtavannach
  '''Inchtavannach''' is one of the larger islands in [[Loch Lomond]], forming part of the parish of [[Luss]], [[Dunbartonshire]].<ref n ...lag (Mound of the Bell), rises steeply to 282 ft, the highest point on the loch.<ref name="garnett"/> A southern summit reaches 180 ft in height.
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• South Rona
  ...ays are An Dubh-Chamus (black bay), An Acaarsaid Thioram (dry harbour) and Loch a' Bhràigheig on the west coast. There are several smaller bays in the nor ...ive.org/web/20070313003106/http://www.appins.org:80/martin.htm A Voyage to St. Kilda]" in ''A Description of The Western Islands of Scotland'', Appin Reg
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• Old Town, Edinburgh
  Notable buildings in the Old Town include [[St Giles' Cathedral]], the [[General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland]] ...defended spot with marshland on the south and a man-made lake, the @[[Nor Loch]], on the north. Access up the main road to the settlement was therefore re
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• New Town, Edinburgh
  ...le]] and the Old Town across the geographical depression of the former Nor Loch. ...h occupied the valley immediately north of the city. A scheme to drain the Loch was put into action, although the process was not fully completed until 181
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• Calton Hill
  ...ton Hill", Mercat Press, James Thin, Edinburgh, ISBN 1-873644-18-3.</ref> St Andrew's House, the headquarters of the Scottish Executive, on the steep so ...Restalrig, as opposed to the distinguishing feature at its eastern end, a loch, hence the name Lochend. The name "Caldtoun" (sometimes anglicised as "Col
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• Dunlop
  ...'Kilbride' in their title. Bride - an anglicization of Brìghde, Brìd or St Brigid - was originally the Celtic Goddess linked with the festival of Imbo ...yr Hist Coll, Page 35</ref> It is set near the site of the pre-reformation St. Mary's Chapel and has long been associated with pagan ritual practices.
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• Megget
  ...me areas outside Megget parish to the north, east and south of St Mary’s Loch (map provided on census site). Population of S00094932 is 65.</ref> ...ing joined by Cramalt, Glengaber, and sixteen other burns. Along St Mary's Loch the surface declines to close on 800 feet above sea-level.<ref name=groome1
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• Connel Bridge
  |crosses=[[Loch Etive]] ...db/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING,HL:11986,connel%20bridge|title= CONNEL BRIDGE LOCH ETIVE (Ref:11986)|publisher= Historic Scotland|accessdate = 27 May 2015}} <
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• Inverarnan Canal
  ...Falloch) to the River Falloch and passengers could continue southward to [[Loch Lomond]] and finally to [[Balloch]]. From Inverarnan stagecoaches ran to va ...o miles north of the hamlet of [[Ardlui]] in that county, at the head of [[Loch Lomond]] (into which the River Falloch flows).
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• Roshven
  ...is a township located on the coast between the [[Sound of Arisaig]] and [[Loch Ailort]], in [[Inverness-shire]]. Towering above it is [[Rois-bheinn]], the [[File:A remote house on the shore of Loch Ailort - geograph.org.uk - 86252.jpg|thumb|250px|Grounds of what was the Ro
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• Province of Armagh
  [[File:ArmaghCICathedral.jpg|right|thumb|Seat at St. Patrick's Cathedral]] The See of Armagh was reputedly founded by St Patrick, the , the missionary saint who converted the Irish to Christianity
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• Clonmacnoise
  |founder=St Ciarán Clonmacnoise was founded in 544 by St Ciarán, a young man from [[Rathcroghan]], [[County Roscommon]]. Until the
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• Tory Island
  ...was founded on Tory in the 6th century, according to legend by Colmcille (St Columba). The monastery dominated life on the island until 1595, when it wa [[File:View of An Baile Thoir from An Loch Thotr -Tory Island-Oilean Thoraig - Co Donegal - Ireland-Eire-.jpg|right|th
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• Isle of Man Railway
  ...Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]]. A further short line was constructed from St John's to Foxdale in 1885 to serve the lead mines there. Although it was built by ...uring this time most of the early wooden framed carriages were moved to St John's, where they were lost in a fire in July 1975. The Peel and Ramsey routes an
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• Castle Semple Collegiate Church
  ...astle Semple Loch]] in [[Renfrewshire]]. It is near the eastern end of the loch, within Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, and two miles west of [[Howwood]] (o ...prebendaries, two boys, and a sacristan. King James IV of Scotland visited John's house at Eliotston and the collegiate church on 26 July 1505 and the king g
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• Cairness House
  ...rt of a 9,000-acre estate that included the village of St Comb's and the [[Loch of Strathbeg]]. The second laird, Major-General Thomas Gordon (1788–1841)
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• Castle Leslie
  ...Estate has three lakes: the largest, ''Glaslough'' (from the Irish ''Glas Loch'' or ''Glasloch'', meaning ''Green Lake''), shares its name with the local ...w Castle Leslie hosting of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills wedding in the St Salvator's Church. After this, guests flooded the Estate and pay rates were
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• Elvet
  ...of central Durham. Elvet originates as a township of the ancient parish of St Oswald. Historically, the word ''elvet'' means "swan" or "swan-stream", fr ...[[Durham University]]'s science site and the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at St Cuthbert's Church. Elvet is home to Durham Prison and Durham's Crown Court
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• Stonehouse, Lanarkshire
  |picture=St Ninians, Stonehouse.JPG The village's oldest structure are the ruins of St Ninian's Church, which date from the 17th century and stand in an ancient g
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• Shandon, Dunbartonshire
  |picture caption=The former St Andrew's School, Shandon House ...settlement of houses forming a village on the open sea loch of the [[Gare Loch]] in [[Dumbartonshire]]. Shandon overlooks the Rosneath Peninsula to the w
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• Castle of Rattray
  ...on Castlehill, on the south bank of the now closed estuary flowing into [[Loch Strathbeg|Strathbeg Bay]]: the north bank was protected by the opposite [[L ...ve significantly altered the shape of the coast. Located to the south of [[Loch Strathbeg]] it can be seen as a grassy circular mound. A 1791 book states i
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• Ossory
  *[http://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100010A/index.html The Annals of Loch Cé (English trans.) at CELT] *[http://www.stcanicescathedral.com/index.html St. Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower, Kilkenny]
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• Lough Hyne
  Its name is from the Irish ''Loch Oighinn'', meaning 'cauldron lake'. ...ough and its importance at nearby Skibbereen Heritage Centre. The ruins of St Bridgit's Church are on the shores of the lake, as well as holy wells, Toba
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• Galtee Mountains
  |17 || [[Knockastakeen]] ||Cnoc an Stáicín || <small>hill of the little stack</small> || 1,913 feet || ''256 ft ...n.blogspot.com/2017/03/lough-muskry-st-patrick.html|title=Lough Muskry and St. Patrick | website=The Tipperary Antiquarian | date=15 March 2017 | access-
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• Aberdour Castle
  ...''The Buildings of Scotland: Fife'', pp.&nbsp;60–64</ref> Sir Alan built St Fillan's Church, which still stands, next to the castle, in around 1140, an ...re he signed a deed resigning his lands to his kinsman Robert Douglas of [[Loch Leven (Kinross)|Lochleven]].<ref name=a6 /> Lochleven was compelled to resi
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• Faslane Castle
  ...id to have still existed. Near the site of Faslane Castle sits the ruinous St Michael's Chapel, which has also been thought to date to the Middle Ages. ...x granted an extensive tract of land lying on the eastern side of the Gare Loch to one of his younger sons, Amhlaíbh. Descending from Amhlaíbh was Walter
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• Argyll Mausoleum
  |picture=Argyll Mausoleum and St Munn's Parish Church - geograph 6307535.jpg The '''Argyll Mausoleum''' stands beside [[Kilmory Parish Church|St Munn's Church]] in [[Kilmory]], [[Argyllshire]]: the two are physically att
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• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  The botanic garden was founded in 1670 at St Anne's Yard, near [[Holyrood Palace]], by Dr Robert Sibbald and Dr Andrew B ...e City Council: this second garden was sited just to the east of the [[Nor Loch]], down from the High Street. John Ainslie's 1804 map shows it as the "Old
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• North Bridge, Edinburgh
  ...e, the builder, to guarantee the works for a period of ten years.<ref name=st>[https://books.google.com/books?id=f_EOAAAAQAAJ Picture of Edinburgh] By Jo ...lding work cost another £18,000 and the bridge reopened in 1772.<ref name=st/>
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• Strone
  |picture caption=Strone Point and St Columba's Church ...omes the west shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]]. The village is within the [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs]] National Park.
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• Princes Street Gardens
  ...ns were created in the 1820s following the long drainage of the fœtid Nor Loch and building of the [[New Town, Edinburgh|New Town]], beginning in the 1760 The North Loch or Nor Loch lay on the north side of the town: it was originally an artificial creation
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• Lochbuie
  The name of the place is from the Gaelic ''Locha Buidhe'', meaning "yellow loch". ...road to the estate. The hamlet stands at the head of [[Loch Buie]], a sea loch which contains the tidal islands of Eilean Mòr and Eilean Uamh Ghuaidhre.
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• Iona Abbey
  ...hout the north and marks the foundation of Columba’s monastic community. St Aidan served as a monk at Iona, before helping to re-establish Christianity ...er=Sacred Destinations|author=Holly Hayes|quote=Iona Abbey was the home of St. Columba, whose missionary work in the 6th century brought Celtic Christian
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• Great Glen Fault
  [[File:Loch Lochy from the summit of Meall na Teanga.jpg|right|thumb|380px|Loch Lochy in the Great Glen]] ...ice though the land lie [[Loch Ness]], [[Loch Oich]], [[Loch Lochy]] and [[Loch Linnhe]]. it marks a natural boundary between the North-West Highlands and
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• Castle Menzies
  ...designed by William Burn using stone from the same quarry on south side of Loch Tay. ...st was established in 1994 to look after the castle, the walled garden and St Cuthbert’s Old Kirk of Weem.
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