Dunnotar Castle

Scotland Part 1

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July 31st 2005
Started my tour of Scotland in Aberdeen (don’t ask, long story involving a search for work), headed south to Stonehaven, birthplace of RW Thompson - the inventor of the pneumatic tyre and more importantly the site of Dunnottar castle. Fantastic ruined castle that seems to melt into the rock that it’s situated on. It was one of the last places in Scotland to hold out against Oliver Cromwell by ... 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