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• County Kilkenny
  ...urrow Demesne, Clonageera, Course, Durrow Townparks, Glebe and Knockanoran in the parish of Durrow: {{wmap|52.841599|-7.402759|zoom=14|base=outline_detac ...is the third largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size and seventh largest in terms of population.
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• Aberdeen
  '''Aberdeen''' is the [[county town]] of [[Aberdeenshire]] and Scotland's third most populous city. It is a major centre of the North Sea oil indus ...The city has a long, sandy coastline. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the ''Oil Capital of Europe'' or the '
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• St Kilda
  ...t}}) is an isolated archipelago 40 miles west-north-west of [[North Uist]] in the North Atlantic Ocean. Its islands are the westernmost, outermost of the The largest island is [[Hirta]], whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom and three other islands ([[Dùn, St Kilda|Dùn]], [[Soay
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• Stranraer
  '''Stranraer''' is a port town in [[Wigtownshire]]. ...t in the name with ''Rerigonium'', a settlement anciently noted by Ptolemy in this part of Britain.
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• South Uist
  '''South Uist''' is an island of [[Inverness-shire]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]]. At low tide South Uist forms one long island with t ...a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in [[Great Britain]] where prehistoric mummies have been found.
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• Raasay
  ...Dunnigan, Sarah; MacGillivray, Alan: (Eds.) (2002) ''Scottish Literature: In English and Scots.''] Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved 2 June 2007.</r Raasay House, which was visited by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson in 1773, is now an outdoor centre.<ref>[http://www.raasayoutdoorcentre.co.uk/
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• Ulva
  '''Ulva''' is an island in the [[Inner Hebrides]] within [[Argyllshire]]. It lies just off the west c ...hic remains on the island. The Norse occupation of the island in the Early Historic Period has left few tangible artefacts but did bequeath the island its name
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• Gigha
  |map=Gigha in the Argyllshire Hebrides.svg ...es]], Gigha fell under the control of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles in the Middle Ages and this little island saw a variety of conflicts during th
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• Barra Head
  ...ulture, fishing and fowling. The cliffs provide nesting sites for seabirds in such profusion that Berneray has been designated as a Special Protection Ar ...ed by high cliffs, which rise to 630 feet at Skate Point (''Rubha Sgait'') in the south west. Barra Head itself is the southern prominence located mid-wa
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• Stewarton
  '''Stewarton''' is a town in [[Ayrshire]]. In comparison to the neighbouring wee towns of [[Kilmaurs]], [[Fenwick, Ayrshi ...tes from Kilmarnock, Irvine and [[Ayr]] to the city of [[Glasgow]], though in recent times the [[M77 motorway]] has bypassed the town. The old road is k
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• Outer Hebrides
  The '''Outer Hebrides''' are an island chain in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], off the northwest coast of [[Great Britain]]. They ...in the north to the tiny, scattered isles and skerries around [[Mingulay]] in the south. The largest island, [[Lewis with Harris]], is the largest islan
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• Dalriada
  ...reat Britain]]. It was the nucleus from which was founded the Kingdom of [[Scotland]]. ...nd the [[Lochaber]] area of [[Inverness-shire]] and also [[County Antrim]] in Ulster.<ref name="OxfordCompanion1">Oxford Companion to Scottish History p.
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• Dunnottar Castle
  ...e 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. ...he Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century.
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• Inner Hebrides
  [[File:Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Eilean Donan Castle]] ...part in [[Argyllshire]] and [[Inverness-shire]], though coastal isles of [[Ross-shire]] to the north are included also. The [[Outer Hebrides]] are a distinctive
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• Ness of Brodgar
  ...The Ness carries a road, but its fame is from the wealth of archaeological sites here, from the Neolithic Age and later, which form part of the '[[Heart of ...Greece’|last=Turnbull|first=Catherine|date=27 August 2011|work=The Times Scotland|accessdate=27 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> The site may have been oc
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• Heart of Neolithic Orkney
  ...adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Heritage Site in 1999. ==The sites==
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• Ring of Brodgar
  ...nding Stones of Stenness]] and a wealth of Neolithic finds, all compressed in these narrow confines. ...nes of Stenness close by it are the northernmost examples of circle henges in Britain.<ref>Hawkes 1986, p. 261</ref> Unlike similar structures such as Av
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• Fort George
  ...ol the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison. ...007, the new garrison of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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• Doune Castle
  |ownership=Historic Scotland '''Doune Castle''' is a mediæval stronghold near the village of [[Doune]], in [[Perthshire]]. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn
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• Urquhart Castle
  |picture=Urquhart Castle from Loch Ness Scotland.jpg |ownership=Historic Environment Scotland
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