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Scottish Crofting Foundation — The Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF), formerly called the Scottish Crofters Union (SCU), is an organisation of crofting communities in the highlands and islands of Scotland. Its magazine is called The Crofter .The SCF is currently involved in… … Wikipedia
Lewis — Infobox UK place official name= Lewis gaelic name= Leòdhas map type= nomap static static image caption= Lewis shown within the Outer Hebrides | population= 18,489 latitude= 58.220163 longitude= 6.38301 country= Scotland os grid reference=… … Wikipedia
Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… … Universalium
Highland Clearances — Ruined croft houses on Fuaigh Mòr in Loch Roag. The island was cleared of its inhabitants in 1841 and is now only used for grazing sheep. The Highland Clearances (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadach nan Gàidheal, the expulsion of the Gael) were forced… … Wikipedia
Skye — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=NG452319 celtic name=Audio|AntEileanSgitheanach.ogg|An t Eilean Sgitheanach norse name=Skíð meaning of name= Etymology unclear area=1,656.25 km² (639.21 sq mi) area rank=2 highest elevation= Sgurr Alasdair… … Wikipedia
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Shetland — For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). Shetland Sealtainn … Wikipedia
Assynt — ( gd. Asainte ) is a parish in west Sutherland, Highland, Scotland ndash; north of Ullapool.It is famous for its landscape (Inverpolly Nature Reserve) and its remarkable mountains (Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Cul Mòr, Stac Pollaidh, Ben More Assynt) … Wikipedia
Outer Hebrides — Eilean Siar and Western Isles redirect here. The term Na h Eileanan Siar (Western Isles), which redirects here, can also refer to the whole of the Hebrides. For the Scottish Parliament constituency, see Western Isles (Scottish Parliament… … Wikipedia
2000 New Year Honours — The insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: Andrew Wood was awarded the Grand Cross in this Honours list. The New Year Honours 2000 for the United Kingdom were announced on 31 December 1999, to celebrate the year… … Wikipedia
