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    Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland
    Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland
    Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland
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    Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland

    By Mabel Van Niekerk

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    There are beautiful unique areas of Scotland that are not on the common trodden tracks; a visit to the more remote parts of Scotland will reveal many secret attractions and offer you many pleasant surprises. The antiquity of many of the towns and villages in Scotland, with their quaint stone and thatch cottages and narrow cobbled roads bordered by exquisitely packed stone walls look as though they have been there forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMabel Van Niekerk
    Release dateApr 11, 2012
    ISBN9781476110400
    Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland
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    Mabel Van Niekerk

    Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.

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      Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland - Mabel Van Niekerk

      Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland

      By

      Mabel Van Niekerk

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      Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland

      Copyright 2012 Mabel Van Niekerk

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      Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland

      Abernethy

      Anstruther

      Arbroath

      Campbeltown

      Crail

      Crieff

      Falkirk

      Falkland

      Fort William

      Inveraray

      Kirkcaldy

      Muasdale

      Oban

      Pittenweem

      St Andrews

      Picturesque Towns and Villages of Scotland

      The small villages and towns of Scotland have a special place in my heart. I have placed them on the top of my list of beautiful places I have visited on my travels. There is something about these picturesque villages and towns that keep drawing me back. I think I have a special affinity with those closest to the sea.

      The antiquity of many of these towns and villages, with their quaint stone and thatch cottages and narrow cobbled roads bordered by exquisitely packed stone walls, that look as though they have been there forever, gives me a sense of peace and tranquility. The older the towns and villages are, the more I enjoy visiting them. It gives one a sense of security to visit a place that has been there for centuries; it’s like nothing has changed only the people have.

      There are beautiful unique areas of Scotland that are not on the common trodden tracks; a visit to the more remote parts of Scotland will reveal many secret attractions and offer you many pleasant surprises.

      The names of many of these towns and villages are worth looking up in order to better understand where the names originated. Many of them derive from a combination of Anglo-Saxon, Pick, Norwegian and Gaelic words. Firth is an inlet, which will clarify the name of the Firth of Forth – this is the inlet in the River Forth. A Loch is a narrow inlet of the sea. Dun is a prefix often heard

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