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Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

March5

Blenheim Palace is the home of the Duke of Marlborough. The palace is located in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire and a few miles away from Woodstock. This country house is the only house being title as “Palace”. It was built in 1705. The palace was given from the Royal estate of Woodstock to John [...]

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Cottage Holiday In UK

August7

Lake District Cottages are some of the most popular out of all the cottage holiday resorts in the United Kingdom, mainly because in general the Lake District offers one of the widest variety of activities for holiday makers in Britain. Because of its unique landscape of mountains, valleys and lakes, the Lake District offers loads [...]

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Port Edgar, Edinburgh

August13

Port Edgar is a town and marina situated to the west of the Forth Road Bridge at South Queensferry. It was once a destroyer base in the inter war period under the command of Captain Cunningham (Admiral of the Fleet). Now, this place has become a busy marina with a sailing school.

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Longniddry, East Lothian

August11

Longniddry is a dormitory town (known as commuter town, exurb or bedroom community in US and Canada) in East Lothian, Scotland. These terms is used whereby to represent that residents sleep in these neighborhoods but mostly work elsewhere. Over 80 percent of the residents own their homes and these people are middle-class (work as professionals [...]

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Harlaw Reservoir, Edinburgh

August9

Harlaw reservoir is a small area in the Pentland Hills Regional Park, Edinburgh. It was built in front of the Thereipmuir Reservoir in 1840s, 2km southeast of Balerno and 12km southwest of Edinburgh. It was popular fishing place which is managed by the Malleny Angling Association. The area was surrounded by small pockets of woodlands, [...]

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Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

July25

Edinburgh Castle is a fortress located on top of Castle Rock is the second most visited landmark after the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh posted by Hotblack.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh posted by Hotblack.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh posted by Hotblack.

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Cramond Island, Edinburgh

May27

Cramond Island is an island that lies off Cramond in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland. It is about 0.5 km long and partly of the Dalmeny Estate that cover with an area of 19 acres. This tidal island is being connected to the mainland at low tide by a long causeway. The visitor [...]

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Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh

May24

Arthur’s seat is the main peak of the group of hills which (take the form of crouched lion) from most of Holyrood Park, a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city and located on the east of Edinburgh Castle. It is also known as Lion’s Head because it resembles a [...]

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Cammo Tower, Scotland

May23

The Cammo Tower is an early 19th century water tower located to the west of a minor road and on the southwest of Cramond Bridge. This castellated round tower, with its corbelled out batllemented parapet is assosiated with the former Cammo House which lie on the northwest.

Tree at Cammo Estate, Scotland posted by Hotblack.

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Calton Hill, Scotland

May22

Calton Hill is located in the central Edinburgh, Scotland. It was popular with the Athenian acropolis (unfinished monument). It is the headquarters of Scotland’s devolved government, the Scottish Executive based at St. Andrew’s House (southern slope of the hill) and Holyrood Palace (on the foot of the hill).
The top of the hill is an excellent [...]

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