The Highland Railway Strath Class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives introduced in 1892, to the design of David Jones. Twelve were built by Neilson and Company...
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The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and...
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David Jones (1834–1906) was locomotive superintendent of the Highland Railway between 1870 and 1896. He was credited with the design of the first British...
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locomotives of the Highland Railway were used by the Highland Railway to operate its lines in the north of Scotland. The Highland Railway locomotive works...
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Strathnaver (redirect from Strath Naver)
Strathnaver or Strath Naver (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Nabhair) is the fertile strath of the River Naver, a famous salmon river that flows from Loch Naver...
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Far North Line (redirect from North Highland Line)
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests...
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Strathpeffer (section Railway)
village and spa town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 1,469. It lies in a strath 5 miles (8 km) west of Dingwall, with the...
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Perthshire (section Glens and straths)
Lyon Glen Lochay Glen Dochart Strathmore Strath Ardle Strath Braan Strath Tay Strath Tummel Strath Fillan Strath Earn Aberargie Aberdalgie Aberfeldy Aberfoyle...
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been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Historically it...
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Glen Coe (category Mountains and hills of Highland (council area))
wooded strath" as being of note. The review also described the journey through the glen on the main A82 road as "one of the classic Highland journeys"...
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Cairn Gorm (category Strath Avon)
developed for alpine skiing. The ski lift infrastructure includes a funicular railway in Coire Cas. The corrie south of Coire Cas, Coire an t-Sneachda, is separated...
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Chno Dearg (category Mountains and hills of Highland (council area))
Chno Dearg is east of Loch Treig in the high ground between the loch and Strath Ossian. It reaches a height of 1046 metres (3432 feet) and qualifies as...
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Don, about 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Aberdeen. Inverurie is in the strath of the River Don at the centre of Aberdeenshire and is known locally as...
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Kenneth Roberts Smith (116206), The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). No. T11 Warrant Officer Class II R. C. Smith, Bermuda Militia Artillery. Major (temporary)...
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River Findhorn (category Rivers of Highland (council area))
on the river's banks and here the waters pass under both the Highland Main Line railway and the A9 road. Just beyond this the Allt Bruachaig tumbles down...
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Duror (category Villages in Highland (council area))
man, a fine figure, in a Highland bonnet, with a little girl driving home their cow...He told us that the vale was called Strath of Duror and when we said...
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five of P&O's "Strath-" liners: Strathaird, Strathallan, Stratheden, Strathmore and Strathnaver. WS 7's escorts were led by the Nelson-class battleship HMS Nelson...
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the length of the shore at a common elevation. See also high water mark. strath A large river valley, typically wider and shallower than a glen. The term...
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spot where he first heard a blackbird sing, whilst making his way down the strath of the Tay. Later, in 1787, Robert Burns described the beauty of Balloch...
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Detective Superintendent (Grade I), Metropolitan Police. Charles Smith Strath, Superintendent (Grade I), Metropolitan Police. Scotland Thomas Whitson...
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gently sloping, concave sides, and typically narrower and deeper than a strath. The term is used primarily in Scotland. glint A steep cliff, terrace, or...
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John Morrison Reid, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), Territorial Army. No.L/NCA/8504 Warrant Officer Class II (Acting) Luther Augustus...
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Director of Personnel and Accommodation, General Post Office. William Strath, Third Secretary, HM Treasury. Robert Bernard Waterer, Principal Assistant...
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is the largest village in Strathardle. Known locally as "the glen", the strath runs for 13 miles from Glen Brerachean on the Moulin Moors to the confluence...
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List of monastic houses in Scotland (section Highland)
Foundations are listed alphabetically within each area. Shetlands Orkney Highland Moray ↓Edinburgh ↓West Lothian ←Midlothian ←East Lothian Fife Aberdeenshire...
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Victor Martin Reeves Goodman, CB, OBE, MC, Clerk of the Parliaments. William Strath, CB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Supply. Alfred John Digby Winnifrith...
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Walter Marshall, Instructor, Fire Service College. Scotland George Irvine Strath, OBE, Chief Constable, Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary. James...
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Order 1996 S.I. 1996/1962 Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cairngorms Straths) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996 S.I. 1996/1963 Environmentally Sensitive...
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Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024. "Launch of a West Highland Tourist Steamer". Glasgow Herald. No. 38. Glasgow. 13 February 1883. "Launch...
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Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2344) Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Cairngorms Straths) Designation Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2345) Act of Sederunt (Enforcement of...
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