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Dunedin, city, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Dunedin, Scotland: see Edinburgh. ...New Lanark
(Encyclopedia)New Lanark, Scotland: see Lanark.Corryvreckan
(Encyclopedia)Corryvreckan, whirlpool: see Corrievrekin, Scotland. ...Sandby, Paul
(Encyclopedia)Sandby, Paul săndˈbē [key], 1725–1809, English watercolorist and draftsman. He was employed to survey the Highlands of Scotland after the 1745 rebellion. During his years in Scotland (1746–51) ...Aberdeen, city, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Aberdeen, city (2020 pop. 229,060) and council area, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the Dee River. It is Scotland's third largest city in population. Aberdeen is the financi...Dunfermline
(Encyclopedia)Dunfermline dŭnförmˈlĭn, dŭm– [key], city, Fife, E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. It is a ...Mary Queen of Scots
(Encyclopedia)Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), 1542–87, only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after t...Roxburgh
(Encyclopedia)Roxburgh, former county, Scotland: see Roxburghshire. ...Rinns of Galloway
(Encyclopedia)Rinns of Galloway: see Galloway, Scotland. ...Banff, former county, Scotland
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