The "Rest and Be Thankful" lookout

Touring

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August 27th 2015
Geo: 55.8066, -5.48347We slept in on Wednesday after our late return from Edinburgh. Mike and Rhona left around midday to continue their holiday and we had a late lunch at the Knockderry Country House Hotel in the little village of Cove. It was a mid 1800s summer house that has been extended and renovated over the years. It is now a lovely 16-room hotel, one of the many very grand houses on t ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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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