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Carlisle, Cumbria, English Lake District
Carlisle used to be in Scotland, then England. It has a long an stormy history.
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2 likes | There is Music in The Ceilings of Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle was once a Royal residence of the Scottish kings. But being situated near the border to England, it was a castle of strategic importance before that. When the Scots started to convert it into a residence, the builders included a curious code into the ceiling of the king’s bedchamber. The code was recently cracked to reveal the music hidden within.
Discovering One’s Inner Scot
Americans of Scottish descent need not travel to Scotland to discover Highland culture and history.
River Clyde Explorations
Explore the Clyde from its source, through Lanarkshire to Glasgow City Centre.
Discover Scotland: From Above!
Discover Scotland! from above! A guide to Scotland using Google Earth.
The Callanish Stones: The “Stonehenge” Of Scotland
On top of a low promontory juts out into Loch Roag on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland stand the Callanish Stones. Second only to Stonehenge as a megalithic monument, they have been there for more than three thousand years, and the culture that conceived and erected them has long since vanished almost without a trace.
