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The only car rental firm I have used here is Enterprise and I can recommend them. They have a few depots around Edinburgh - www. enterprise.co.uk - you can check their rates and they have a place at...
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You really need to go to Fife where Anstruther is pronounced Ainster, Buckhaven is Buckven, St Monans is St Minnans, and Kilconquhar is Kinnucker.
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The general rule with Scottish name pronunciation is that the emphasis is on the last syllable. So Arbroath is R- Broath with the emphasis on Broath. In America I was intrigued by the pronunciation...
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Not to mention the profusion of charity shops which must deprive shops of much business. I also wonder how much internet shopping affects High Street shops who cannot compete on price. Even...
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From today's "Hootsmon" - http://www.scotsman.com/news/on-this-day-highland-clearances-began-1-3341224 .
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Something that might interest prospective visitors -...
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Pride of Scotland is just one of the names they trade under. They have another on Princes Street and used to have a very annoying one on Hanover Street playing constant, repetitive loud music.
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As a local resident I can't remember the last time I ventured onto the Royal Mile. It really is just a destination for tourists as there is nothing there for locals. I crossed it on Saturday on the...
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28th February 14, 03:29 PM
CharlesII tried to impose a system of religion upon Scotland where he was the supreme head of the church controlled through an episcopacy (bishops). The Scottish covenanters believed that no-one...
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27th February 14, 08:07 AM
I am not a customer of Gold Bros and probably never will be but what you cannot deny is that they have a successful business strategy, more successful than Geoffrey Tailor obviously.
Whether anyone...
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21st February 14, 01:26 PM
If you ever have the chance to visit Greyfriars churchyard in Edinburgh, never mind Disney's Greyfriars Bobby, there is much history of the Covenanters there. Here is the memorial stone -...
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21st February 14, 01:18 PM
Here are the pictures from Google images -
http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu196/philipmccavity/covenant1_zps07167158.jpg - this one painted in 1903 and this one in 1838 -...
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21st February 14, 01:08 PM
It was a later imagining, painted c. 1838. If you look at the Google images link I posted earlier you will see it there. The ancient in question looks very much like he has worn the knees out of his...
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20th February 14, 01:38 PM
This link to Google images gives some representations of the dress of the time which may be helpful -...
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20th February 14, 08:39 AM
A very insightful post, as was your previous one. Coming from a background as you describe you obviously appreciate only too well how a smaller culture becomes subsumed into a larger, more dominant...
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20th February 14, 03:28 AM
As you rightly say, the Covenanting movement came about as a protest by presbyterian Scots against the attempt by Charles I to impose an episcopacy on them. Their dress would have been very much as...
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19th February 14, 03:52 PM
I think that neloon as one of the last 4 active Scots to participate in this forum was trying to enunciate the feelings of many Scots about the attempts by others, who have no knowledge, belief or...
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19th February 14, 08:49 AM
I am intrigued by your last post, Steve, and, in particular what you say about the underlying reason many have for wishing to wear a kilt. Are you really saying, however, that the likes of myself and...
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18th February 14, 03:55 PM
Am I unique or is it a fact that the longer you are a contributor here and the more posts you make then the more likely it is that you will finish up in the doghouse over some misdemeanour or other?...
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15th February 14, 11:54 PM
No, the Tudors was a historical drama; this is a narrated factual programme.
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15th February 14, 02:57 PM
Sushi made a very telling contribution in the other thread about war crimes, pretty well telling us all that we either restrict ourselves to endless talk about kilts or take ourselves off elsewhere....
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15th February 14, 02:48 PM
Anyone interested in history should enjoy this series about the Stuart dynasty (provided they can get i-player that is -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=The%20Stuarts...
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13th February 14, 06:46 AM
You are quite right, Nathan. Sincere apologies :oops:
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13th February 14, 01:49 AM
I would agree with you there, Rex. I mean who would want to come to Edinburgh when the festival is on? Far too many shows and other entertainment going on. :)
But please don't shoot the messenger...
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12th February 14, 01:43 AM
It's not doing a great job then if this quote from the article is true - "MSPs have already been warned the event is unlikely to attract the 17,000 US visitors who came to Scotland for the 2009...
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