Title: Re: [scots-l] For bigheidit Toffs only:
on 10/1/2001 11:41 pm, stan reeves at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
NOW
66 landowners own one quarter of Scotlands 19 million acres
120 own one third
343 own one half
1252 own two thirds
40% can trace their family land holding beyond the sixteenth
David Kilpatrick wrote:
A few years ago an elderly bloke came in wanting some DTP work. He was
motorcycle nut - serious vintage stuff - and well liked by our local bikers,
whom he allowed to fill up his country property with all sorts of 'work in
progress'. I ended up doing a load of scans,
David said:
As it may be. Does not seem to have done Scotland any harm, does it?
You wouldn't think that if you were on the wrong side of an argument over a
bit of land. I know 2 people who went through hell to buy derelict buildings
that were part of large estates- one was because of the
Stan related:
stuff about sleeping with pigs...
This wasn't so unusual in the Olden Days. It's recorded as happening in
Leith as a form of heating. A pig is a good choice- rabbits and even sheep
are a bit small, but a coo would be too big to get up the stairs.
The temptation would be to go
Original written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyone know where Troup is?
Troup head is a headland out into the north sea between Banff and
Fraserburgh on the borders of Banff and Buchan counties. Its the headland
forming the west side of Pennan bay which is where they filmed "Local
Hero".
Title: Re: [scots-l] For bigheidit Toffs only:
Well thanks, now I'm well telt.For sure Devine, Young, Smout, Prebble and Hunter never went to the Braveheart School, but dont take my word. The topic for debate might be
The role of the aristocracy in shaping the culture and psychology
