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121Languages of Scotland — Scotland is a land of diverse linguistic and cultural heritage. Various languages spoken there over the years fall into two general categories: Germanic languages and Celtic languages. The classification of the Pictish language was once… …
122Scottish Grand National — NOTOC The Scottish Grand National is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five year old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 4 miles 110 yards (6,538 m) at Ayr Racecourse in April.It is a handicap chase, and is… …
123Insular Scots — comprises varieties of Lowland Scots generally subdivided into:*Shetlandic *OrcadianIt should not be confused with the vernacular of the Islands of the Clyde …
124Pentland Ferries — operate a daily ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland about 3 miles West of John o Groats, and St Margaret s Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney. This route, known as The Short Sea Crossing, is generally considered to be the… …
125William Walls — (2 August 1819 – 27 September 1893) was a Scottish lawyer, industrialist and Dean of Guild of Glasgow.The son of John Walls and Elizabeth (née Flett), he was born in Kirkwall, Orkney, and trained as a lawyer in Edinburgh before founding whale oil …
126The Superstation — Infobox Radio station | name = The Superstation city = area = United Kingdom. branding = slogan = airdate = 1987 1990 frequency = Various. format = power = owner = Richard Branson 1987 1989, then Owen Oyston from 1989 onwards. website = : For the …
127George Petrie — The name George Petrie may refer to:* George Petrie (artist) (1790 ndash;1866), Irish artist and antiquary * George Petrie (New York) (1793 ndash;1879), U.S. Representative * George Petrie (archaeologist), 19th century Orcadian archaeologist *… …
128Vagaland — (1903 03 06 – 1973 12 30), is arguably the greatest Shetland poet of the 20th century, was born Thomas Alexander Robertson at Westerwick at the southern tip of the parish of Sandsting, his mother’s home. He was the second son of Thomas Robertson… …
