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    Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee...
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    The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British...
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  • The Old Man of Lochnagar is a 1980 children's book written by King Charles III, at that time the Prince of Wales, and illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson....
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    Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate, near Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside. It is close...
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    Lachin y Gair (redirect from Dark Lochnagar)
    "Lachin y Gair", often known as "Dark Lochnagar" or "Loch na Garr", is a poem by Lord Byron, written in 1807. It discusses the author's childhood in north...
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    the highest being Lochnagar at 3,789 ft (1,155 m). This mountain was the setting for a children's story, The Old Man of Lochnagar, told originally by...
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    associations. It is part of the Cairngorms National Park, and the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area. The Dee is popular with anglers and is one of the...
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    McClelland Millburn Oban Old Fettercairn Old Pulteney Royal Brackla Royal Lochnagar Teaninich Tullibardine Tomatin Wolfburn Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009...
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    L'îlot de La Boisselle and for firing the Lochnagar mine during the Battle of the Somme 1916. The Lochnagar mine formed part of a series of 19 mines that...
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    favoured acquaintance of Queen Victoria's is also buried here. The Royal Lochnagar distillery stands on the southern bank of the Dee east of the village...
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    William Orpen: Mines and the Bapaume Road, La Boisselle Lochnagar Crater, October 2005 Lochnagar Crater, August 2006 Communes of the Somme department Sausage...
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    Beaumont-Hamel beneath Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt and near La Boisselle (Lochnagar, Y Sap, and Glory Hole charges), Fricourt (Triple Tambour mines), Bulgar...
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    (IWM Q 912) Troops passing Lochnagar Crater, October 1916 (IWM Q 1479) Lochnagar crater, Ovillers Lochnagar crater Lochnagar crater Capture of Ovillers...
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  • McClelland Millburn Nc'nean North Port Oban Old Pulteney Royal Brackla Royal Lochnagar The Singleton of Glen Ord Strathearn Teaninich Tomatin Tullibardine Wolfburn...
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  • whiskies used to blend Vat 69 from a friend, John Begg, who owned the Royal Lochnagar distillery. When Begg died, Sanderson became director of Begg's distillery...
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  • in the province of Otago, north of Glenorchy. Lake scenes were shot at Lochnagar, headwaters of the Shotover River. Both locations are on private or leasehold...
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  • No record 2434. "The Yarmouth Fishermens' Song" 2435. No record 2436. "Lochnagar" 2437. "Acquittal of Thomas Haloran" 2438. "A Brisk Young Widow" 2439...
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    of Glen Tanar from Aboyne. On a good day, the Cairngorms, especially Lochnagar, can be seen. The summit is marked by a trig point. Path quality is very...
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    of the Battle of the Somme. The largest mines—the Y Sap Mine and the Lochnagar Mine—each containing 24 tons of explosives, were blown near La Boiselle...
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    Kerloch (1,747 ft), Mount Battoch (2,555 ft), Mount Keen (3,007 ft), Lochnagar (3,786 ft), Beinn a' Ghlo (3,671 ft), to Beinn Dearg (3,556 ft) — Fenton...
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  • 3,848 California, US Mount Hombori 1,155 3,789 Mali – Highest in Mali Lochnagar 1,155 3,789 Scotland Bidean nam Bian 1,150 3,773 Scotland Monte Musinè...
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    he described in his poetry, especially his memory of the mountain of Lochnagar and a girl named Mary. He soon fell in love with another Mary, a cousin...
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    down from the 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) plateau of the White Mounth, near Lochnagar. Passing over the considerable Falls of Glas Allt, the burn runs into...
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    Lagavulin, Linkwood, Mannochmore, Mortlach, Oban, Port Ellen, Roseisle, Royal Lochnagar, Singleton, Strathmill, Talisker, Teaninich, Classic Malts of Scotland...
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    Haddo House Herscha Hill Huntly Castle Kildrummy Castle Loch of Strathbeg Lochnagar Monboddo House Muchalls Castle Pitfour estate Portlethen Moss Raedykes...
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    lost 5,100 men before noon, and at Sausage Valley near the crater of the Lochnagar mine, there were over 6,000 casualties – the highest concentration on...
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  • Charles (1986) Portraits Jonathan Yeo (2024) Bibliography The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980) A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989) Harmony:...
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    Kicking" 1992 The Bogie Man Francis Forbes Clunie TV film 1993 The Legend of Lochnagar The old man Television film, voice role Coltrane in a Cadillac Himself...
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  • Charles (1986) Portraits Jonathan Yeo (2024) Bibliography The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980) A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989) Harmony:...
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  • was placed in charge of a brewery in Aberdeen and later worked at the Lochnagar distillery. He moved to London and founded the Messrs. Gordons Brewery...
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