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- u"SCOTLAND PHOTOS"
- "by Andrew Roberts"
- "(c)2006 Andrew Roberts"
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- Welcome to Scotland
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- The Statue of the 3 Commandos by the
- military training grounds near
- Achnacarry and south of Inverness.
- This was set up after WW2 to honor the
- commandos who had gathered here to
- plan for the war.
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- The walkway to the Eilean Donan
- Castle. This is a fabulous castle
- built on the ruins of a former Pictish
- fort, near the Kyle of Lochalsh, which
- is a narrow meeting of land that sits
- on the gateway to the Isle of Skye.
- Its name comes from a religious hermit
- named St. Donan. It was conquered by
- four English frigates in 1719 and sat
- in ruin for the next 200 years.
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- Out for a drive. I took this picture
- as I was driving down one of the
- Scottish roads (yes you read that
- right, just don't tell the highland
- Bobbies!) It was fun driving a
- stick-shift on the wrong side of the
- road. It was a very nice, sunny day
- when this was taken.
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- Behold, St. Andrews Church (Scottish
- Episcopal) in Fort William, south of
- Inverness and about 110 miles north of
- Glasgow. It's beautiful, and has a
- nice name!
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- Here is the Glenfinnan Monument
- located near Lochaber and Glenalladale
- on the Isle of Skye. Here is where
- 'Bonny Prince Charlie' as the Scots
- called him : Prince Charles Edward
- Stuart, raised the standard,
- signifying the Jacobite uprising
- against the English on August 19, 1745
- at the head of Loch Shiel. 'Jacobite'
- means that they supported King James
- II for the throne.
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- Indeed, this was partly a civil war
- for the Scots, but also, many European
- powers were involved for their own
- ends. In 1815, a man named Alexander
- Macdonald of Glenalladale,
- commissioned the tower. The Scots
- eventually conquered the British
- island down to Derby, which is around
- 100 miles north of London. The English
- did push them back leading eventually
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- The Culloden Battlesite and Graveyard.
- This is the place where the fateful
- and horrible battle occured on April
- 16, 1745 that sealed the fate of the
- Scots at the hands of the English. My
- mother called it 'the death of our
- country'. The Culloden Moor was
- favorable to the side with the most
- artillery. The 'highland charge' was
- unsuccessful in scaring or defeating
- the English.
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- Ruins near Macdonald Centre, near
- Armadale.
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- We hope you enjoyed this brief tour of
- the Highlands. Have a safe journey,and
- remember:
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- Don't let your kilt
- get out of kilter!
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