Views over Kingshouse

The Magnificent Seven

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May 26th 2009
We set off at 10am after breakfast this morning heading for "The Devil's Staircase". We had been told that the 9 miles ahead of us consisted of a steep climb, followed by a long descent and that was basically the 9 miles in total. I wasn't looking forward to the climb and there seemed to be a lot of people ahead of us, slowing making their way to the top. The path zig zagged towards the top and ... 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