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Scotland Magazine Issue 6Published on 6/2/2003 Contents
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I wanna be like youNew Editor DOMINIC ROSKROW explains why he’s qualified for the job So here I go. My first column, and if the typing looks shaky, well that’s because I’m just a tad nervous. Whenever you start on a new venture such as this, people ask what qualifies you for the job. B... By Dominic Roskrow in the section From the Editor
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Bigger than MadonnaRoddy Martine talks... Bigger than Madonna My discovery of ceilidh music took place when I was seven years old and living in the south of England. I was watching one of those ‘teuchter’ Hogmanay television programmes which ... By Roddy Martine in the section Roddy Martine's World
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Having it allCHARLES DOUGLAS LOOKS INTO THE RECENT HISTORY OF SKIBO CASTLE AND THE EXCLUSIVE CARNEGIE CLUB WITH ITS RENOWNED GOLF LINKS It is the classic rags to riches story of all time. The Dunfermline weaver’s son returning triumphant to Scotland from America, where at the age of 13 he had started as a bobbin boy in a cotton factor... By Charles Douglas in the section Scottish Luxury
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It's a dog's lifeHAYLEY FLETCHER MEETS A MAN LIVING OUT HIS DREAMS IN THE CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS For decades, shepherds like Murdo MacKenzie tended sheep in the wildest, most isolated parts of the Cairngorm Mountains. Driving them for miles across unforgivably harsh terrain, they would eventually... By Hayley Fletcher in the section Outdoor Scotland
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Follies and rogue architectureALISTER G. FIRTH HAS TRAVELLED AROUND SCOTLAND IN SEARCH OF CURIOSITIES TO PHOTOGRAPH. HERE ARE A FEW OF HIS DISCOVERIES It was the great landscape designers and architects of the 17th and 18th centuries who came up with the idea of creating follies to embellish the gardens they created and the houses they built. When t... By Alister G Firth in the section Scottish Follies
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Mary Queen of ScotsMARY STEWART WAS BORN INTO CONFLICT AND DIED AS A TRAGIC RESULT OF IT. The House of Stewart provided 14 monarchs for its country. Beginning as stewards to the rulers of Scotland, they became kings of the four nations of the British Isles. The last of the line died a Card... By James Irvine Robertson in the section Scottish History
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Fyne OystersTOM BRUCE-GARDYNE INVESTIGATES SCOTLAND’S PIONEERING ROLE IN THE Let us roister with the oyster – in the shorter days and moister That are brought by brown September, with its roguish final R For breakfast or for supper, on the under shell or upper, Of dishes he’s ... By Tom Bruce-Gardyne in the section Scottish Seafood
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O what a glorious sight!The traditional supper to celebrate the work of Robert Burns tends to be a lively affair. Sue Lawrence looks at the elements that can help make the evening a success There is no such thing as a quiet Burns Supper. No matter where it takes place – in a hotel, church hall or one’s own home – it will not be, by nature, sedate. Part of Scottish culture for some 200 ye... By Sue Lawrence in the section Burns Night
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Hebridean VoyageIAN MITCHELL, NATIVE ISLANDER AND AUTHOR, INTRODUCES THE FASCINATING HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE HEBRIDES When Columba sailed his coracle north from Ireland to Iona in 563, he moved from a world of discipline into one of freedom. The church he founded in the Hebrides might have been Catholic in doctrine a... By Ian Mitchell in the section Regional Focus
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Sir Iain Noble's HebridesBANKER, ENTREPRENEUR AND LANDOWNER SIR IAIN NOBLE, BASED ON THE ISLE OF SKYE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, SHARES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLANDS In 1969, established entrepreneur Sir Iain Noble decided to buy the Eilean Iarmain estate on Skye. There he founded the Gaelic whisky company Pràban na Linne, and made the ultimate commitment to the i... By in the section Questions and Answers
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Behind the kiltOR EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KILT … BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, BY VIVIEN DEVLIN Traditional Scottish dress has enjoyed a dramatic and colourful history, from its origins as the Highlanders’ home-spun garments to clan battledress, reinvented by the Victorian aristocracy and finall... By Vivien Devlin in the section Scottish Clothing
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Hideaway HolidaysRODDY MARTINE INTRODUCES SOME TRULY UNUSUAL AND STUNNING LOCATIONS FOR THE PERFECT HIDEAWAY SCOTTISH HOLIDAYS How many of us long to escape from the pressures of our every day lives? To find refuge in the hills, on the loch or seashore, or even hole up in a romantic city where nobody would ever think of looki... By Roddy Martine in the section Scottish Holidays
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The great outdoorsSCOTLAND IS RICH IN DIVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO GARDENS. SUKI URQUHART The capricious nature of Scotland’s climate would seem to make it an unpromising place to garden. Four seasons can be experienced in one day is the boast, and often the reality. The coolness and the r... By Suki Urquhart in the section Scottish Gardens
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Industrial revolutionary: James WattHIS MODIFICATIONS OF THE STEAM ENGINE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL THAT SCOT JAMES WATT TRANSFORMED INDUSTRY FOREVER Born in 1736 in Greenock near Glasgow, James Watt was the son of a ship-chandler. With little formal education, he showed great aptitude for maths and engineering, and became an instrument-maker for t... By Brigid James in the section Scottish Innovators Copyright Scotland Magazine © 1999-2008. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally. |  | ||||||||||||
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