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Pitlochry

January 14, 2013June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Pitlochry owes its popularity to two things – one is the building of the military route to the north of the country organised by General Wade in the 1700’s, which …

Peebles / Scotland

Peebles

January 4, 2013June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

If you have never heard of the pretty town of Peebles, it is located where the River Tweed meets Eddleston Water before reaching the sea. Peebles once held great importance …

Loch Lomond / Scotland

Loch Lomond

December 31, 2012June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Loch Lomond has been immortalised in art and in song and is still a place to which visitors flock in their thousands every year. This stunningly beautiful 27.5 square miles …

Scotland

Ben Nevis

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Ben Nevis is not only the highest mountain in Scotland, it is the highest in the whole of the UK, yet despite this it is also the one that attracts …

Gretna Green / Scotland

Gretna & Gretna Green

December 10, 2012June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

It is estimated that one out of every eight marriages that takes place in Scotland is performed at Gretna Green, which equates to over four thousand weddings a year. Gretna …

Drumnadrochit / Scotland

Drumnadrochit

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The name of the village might not be easily recognisable but you will certainly know about it. Drumnadrochit is the small village located on Urquhart Bay, in the shadow of …

Scotland / St Andrew’s

St Andrew’s

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There has been a settlement here in the location of St Andrews for centuries; evidence has shown that there were people living here in the dark ages; although they were …

Ayr / Scotland

Ayr

November 19, 2012June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

This pretty Scottish seaside town has everything that you could need. Not only does it have all of the attraction of a traditional seaside location it also has over 900 …

Berwick Upon Tweed / England / Scotland

Berwick Upon Tweed

November 5, 2012June 24, 2014 - by admin - Leave a Comment

Whether Berwick upon Tweed is located in Scotland or England has long been debated, in fact the town has long alternated between the two, changing sides fourteen times in two …

Scotland / Tobermory

Tobermory

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It was the beautiful natural harbour in Tobermory that prompted the building of the town by the British Fisheries Society in 1786. The unusual name of the town being taken …