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World Guide to Aberdeen, Scotland Standing on the eastern coastline of Scotland, Aberdeen has gained much wealth since oil was discovered in the adjacent North Sea during the 1970s. Old Aberdeen and the nearby Scottish Highlands provide much of the appeal. |
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World Guide to Dundee, Scotland The port city of Dundee is to be found lying alongside the Firth of Tay. Dundee's lengthy shipbuilding heritage is celebrated today, with the three-masted RRS Discovery being a major attraction within the city's harbour. |
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World Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland's impressive capital city, enjoys a particularly scenic location, surrounded by volcanic hills on the southern edge of the Firth of Forth. On the east coast of Edinburgh is Portobello and to the north is the Firth of Forth. |
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World Guide to Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow is Scotland's largest city and has a strong industrial past. Famous for its reinvention and transformation, Glasgow is also the second largest retail shopping centre in the whole of the United Kingdom, with many hundreds of independently owned stores. |
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World Guide to Inverness, Scotland Capital of the Highlands, Inverness serves as a busy seaport next to the Great Glen area. Thousands of tourists pass through Inverness each year on their way to nearby Loch Ness, all hoping to catch a glimpse of the loch's mysterious monster, Nessie. |
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World Guide to Stirling, Scotland An especially engaging Scottish city, Stirling has grown up around the Forth River and is regularly referred to as the 'Gateway to the Highlands'. The Old Town, Stirling Castle and the National Wallace Monument are all notable highlights. |
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