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Notes From The Isles
Cronie’s boyfriend Basil is staying with us: a Labrador who is so well trained that he doesn’t even possess a collar or lead. Basil’s owner, a retired policeman, is a keen Munro bagger and he and Basil think nothing of conquering at least three Munro
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KING Of The CASTLE
As the Allies celebrated VE Day in May 1945, one Scottish aristocrat, the 5th Marquess of Ailsa, showed his gratitude to one of the military’s most renowned leaders in remarkable fashion. The Marquess and his family, the Kennedys, gifted their home a
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Which Witch?
“Maggie Wall burnt here 1657 as a witch”. So reads the white, hand-painted declaration on a crude, cross-topped cairn just outside the village of Dunning in Perthshire. Maggie Wall’s Memorial is a sober reminder of a dark chapter in Scottish history,

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