Winding paths, many stepped, lead you through the gardens

Torridon

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June 25th 2017
25 June 2017 The Inverewe Gardens created by Osgood MacKenzie and his daughter from 1862 and now managed by the National Trust for Scotland are in Poolewe and we visited them. The gardens are in a sheltered position on the banks of Loch Ewe, cover about 50 acres and contain an impressive variety of plants both large and small from many different counties. Rhododendrons predominate but un ... 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