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Galloway

Made up of the old counties of Wigtownshire and The Stewartry,  Galloway covers a vast swathe of Scotland’s southwest corner. This under-discovered area offers 260km of coast, full of sandy beaches and...

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Glasgow

Few large cities have shown such character and capacity for reinvention as Glasgow. This medieval seat of learning and pilgrimage became the Workshop of the World, famed for its shipbuilding and...

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh is one of the most richly layered historical cities in Europe, with the medieval layout of the Old Town and the neoclassicism of the Georgian New Town attracting visitors from all over the...

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Stirling and Falkirk

Between Edinburgh and Glasgow is an area resonant in romance, history and invention. The moors above Stirling and the carseland surrounding its magnificent castle set the scene for a number of landmark...

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West Lothian

Prehistoric man, Romans, kings and queens of both Scotland and England, Covenanters, Jacobites and industrialists have all left their mark on West Lothian, the county at the crossroads of Scottish...

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The Ochils

Home / scotland / scottish mainland The Ochils £6.99 Known to the ancient people of Central Scotland as uchel – ‘the high place’ – the long upland massif of the Ochils rises between the River Forth...

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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire The regions of East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde lie at the western edge of Scotland’s Central Belt, bordered by Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. These three...

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The Campsies and The Kilpatrick Hills

The Campsie Fells, along with the Kilpatrick, Kilsyth, Fintry and Gargunnock Hills, form a sprawling upland range which stretches eastwards from Dumbarton, passing to the north of the city of Glasgow...

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The Munros

 The Munros 2nd Edition Look beneath the waterproofs of any keen hillwalker in Scotland and, once past the midge bites, it’s likely you will find a Munro-bagger. Even those who protest and mumble...

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire is an historic inland county in south and central Scotland which roughly coincides with the basin of the River Clyde. While the magnificent Falls of Clyde, upstream from the...

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