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• Mainland, Orkney
  ...''Hrossey'' meaning "Horse Island" and it is by this name that it appears in the ''Orkneyinga Saga''. ...he Pomona Inn at [[Finstown]] in the parish of Firth, and to a local café in the capital, [[Kirkwall]].
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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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• Isle of Whithorn
  ...It is a minor sea port on the western shore of the [[Machars]] peninsula, in the very south of the county, with the Isle of Whithorn at the mouth of [[W ...Isle Head and making their way to Whithorn Priory. The chapel was rebuilt in the 13th century but this has long since fallen into ruin.
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• Shapinsay
  ...land by introducing new agricultural techniques. Other landmarks include a standing stone, an Iron Age broch, a souterrain and a salt-water shower. With an area of 7,285 acres, Shapinsay is the eighth largest island in Orkney. It is low-lying and fertile, consequently most of the area is given
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• Lewis
  |county=Ross-shire ...Harris]], the largest island of the [[Outer Hebrides]]. Lewis is part of [[Ross-shire]], while Harris belongs to [[Inverness-shire]]. The total area of Lewis is
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• Great Bernera
  |county=Ross-shire ...''', is an island of [[Ross-shire]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]], lying close in to the Isle of [[Lewis]].
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• North Uist
  '''North Uist''' is an island of [[Inverness-shire]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]]. At low tide it forms one long island with the main In the north, North Uist is joined by a causeway to [[Berneray]]. It is separ
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• Ulva
  '''Ulva''' is an island in the [[Inner Hebrides]] within [[Argyllshire]]. It lies just off the west c ...arious Neolithic remains on the island. The Norse occupation of the island in the Early Historic Period has left few tangible artefacts but did bequeath
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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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• Hebrides
  ...Britain]], stretching from near [[Ulster]] in the south to [[Cape Wrath]] in the north. The islands are uncountable, each main island surrounded by nume ...ss-shire]] and [[Inverness-shire]], while the Inner Hebrides fall within [[Ross-shire]], [[Inverness-shire]] and [[Argyllshire]]. The isles of [[Buteshire]] are
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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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• Mull
  ...summer this is supplemented by many tourists. Much of the population lives in [[Tobermory]], the only burgh on the island. ...brochs and a stone circle with examples of burial cairns, cists, standing stones, stone circles, pottery and knife blades providing compelling evidence. Bet
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• Callanish
  |county=Ross-shire |picture=Callanish standing stones 1.jpg
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• Dalriada
  ...Riata''' or '''Dalriada''', was a Gaelic kingdom in part of [[Ulster]] and in the Hebrides and adjacent coastlands of [[Great Britain]]. It was the nucle ...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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• Macroom
  ...muel. "[http://www.failteromhat.com/lewis/macroom.htm MACROOM, COUNTY CORK IN LEWIS TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF IRELAND 1837]". Retrieved 2 January 2011. ...mbitious English families. Later Macroom became a centre point of conflict in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
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• Ness of Brodgar
  '''Ness of Brodgar''' is the thin neck of land in the west of [[Mainland, Orkney]] between two lochs, the [[Loch of Stenness] ...[[Stones of Stenness]] near Loch of Harray. Excavations at the site began in 2003. The site has provided evidence of housing, decorated stone slabs, a m
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• Heart of Neolithic Orkney
  ...adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed these sites as a World Heritage Site in 1999. Four sites are included in this designation, all dated form the Neolithic Age:
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• Ring of Brodgar
  ...nding Stones of Stenness]] and a wealth of Neolithic finds, all compressed in these narrow confines. ...261</ref> Unlike similar structures such as Avebury, there are no obvious stones inside the circle,<ref>Hadingham, 1975, pp.55-56</ref> but since the interi
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• Comrie
  ...recognised for its outstanding beauty and history. The village is within in a National Scenic Area. ...tirement village, recording the largest proportion of over-65s in Scotland in the 1991 census. The village's economy is supplemented by adventure and wil
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• Ninestane Rig
  [[File:Nine Stones Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 378417.jpg|thumb|300px|The Ninestane Rig c '''Ninestane Rig''' is small stone circle in [[Roxburghshire]], near [[Hermitage Castle]], and close to the border with
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