A horse of course!

Exploring the Scottish Highlands

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June 23rd 2011
Exploring the Scottish Highlands The weather forecast has not been too favourable the past few days, and so we set off early for the Isle of Skye. First stop was at Carr-Bridge where we came across an old pack-horse bridge crossing built in 1717 for the convenience of travellers and local people wanting to cross the River Dulnain – thought of mostly as a ‘coffin crossing’ to transpo ... 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