UK's highest war memorial

Ben Nevis

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July 23rd 2012
So the last of the three peaks is now complete. I travelled up on Friday with another first: the longest train journey I have ever taken; four trains, 10 hours and 480 miles. The last train was packed full of walkers all heading to Fort William, all carrying rucksacks and the equipment for their own adventures. The rest of the gang collected me from Fort William station and we called in for a quic ... 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