Where only fools tread

15 minutes of fame

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July 9th 2006
I'm currently encamped in Airdrie, between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Yesterday I did the short walk to Scotland's lowest county top, Cairnpapple Hill, and had to pay £3 for the privilege. The hill is owned by Historic Scotland as it's one of the best known prehistoric sites on the mainland, with evidence of human activity dating back 5,500 years. Ancient Britons built a henge up there, but out of wo ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more