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title pic Castle of Old Wick

Posted by See on November 7, 2009

Old Wick castle, one of the oldest in Scotland and sits on a sea cliff, will be receiving a visit from an archaeologist and a stonemason–not the intereior but for a little cliff diving in order to determine the extent of deterioration. Read the full at Historic Scotland.

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title pic The English Haggis?

Posted by See on September 12, 2009

They say haggis isn’t from the Scots?! An interesting turn, though by no means proof that Haggis NOT of Scottish origins, simply that the earliest recorded recipe is found in an English book. Read the full from BBC

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title pic Land Grab in Scotland

Posted by See on August 31, 2009

With the right money you can become an earl, albeit not the sort to hold legal sway in the House of Lords, but a title is a title. Right? This grant of title is the only type that can be bought, where others are inherited. Check out the full article Rare Scots earldom up for grabs over at ScotlandSunday.

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