The signature Classic style design uses a bright, easy-to-read color palette featuring blue oceans and stunning shaded relief that has been featured on National Geographic wall maps for over 75 years. This map includes hundreds of named places including primary and secondary towns, counties, ...
Memorable landscapes, charming towns, and the unforgettable peaks of the Pentland Hills, within the surrounding Lothians, makes this region the ideal place to explore. The Lothians refers, collectively, to 3 lowland counties, situated in the central belt of Scotland. ...
His piety was attested by his many religious foundations, including the famous Abbey of Paisley; but as a king he was weak, whereas England was at that time ruled by the strong and masterful Henry II, who succeeded in wresting from Scotland the three northern English counties which had been...
As the population of Scotland had doubled since the Reformation, and its distribution had been completely altered in many counties, while the number of parish churches remained unchanged, and meeting-houses had only been erected where seceding congregations required them, the need for new churches ...
Following the initiative of a few landowners, who used their own estate labour and money, and with the example of the military road鈥恇uilding programme, certain counties developed a more effective use of their resources by concentrating on key routes and converting labour services to money. ...
Copies of the catalogue are in Angus Archives, the British Library, and Aberdeen University Library. 76. The Southern Counties’ Register and Directory(Kelso: J. & J. H. Rutherfurd, 1866), coll. 165, 188, 507, 531, 544, 587, 599, 627, 655, 692. ...
Dumfries and Galloway, council area of southwestern Scotland whose coast borders the Solway Firth, the Irish Sea, and the North Channel. It encompasses the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire and a small section of Ay
North Coast 500A rollercoaster road of ruined castles, pristine beaches, dramatic cliffs, and charming villages CullodenA sad place to visit. It’s the location of a tragicOutlanderscene, and a catastrophic battle between Jacobites and Government troops. ...
Dumfries & Gallowayis a scenic region in southwest Scotland with charming towns and diverse wildlife habitats. Central Central Scotlandis characterised by its stunning national nature reserves and unsurpassed outdoor activities. Lothians The Lothiansare three counties - West, Mid, and East Lothian - ...
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland Comprising the Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes and Principal Villages, wi的创作者· ··· Samuel Lewis作者 我要写书评 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland Comprising the Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market ...