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Scotland's Village of Old Scone
Scone or Skun is a village or a suburb of Perth and Kinross and is located in the center of Scotland. Scone is also found in the historical province of Gowrie, an alluvial lowland famous for its fruits. The medieval Scone was located west of the New Scone village and was the coronation site for all the Scottish kings as well as the repository for the Coronation Stone. Kings like Kenneth the first, Robert the Bruce, all the way to Charles the second were coroneted here until 1651 when the coronation site was changed.
Scotland's Arran Wildlife Festival of 2007
Every year hundreds of people from all over Scotland gather together to enjoy the Arran Wildlife Festival. Situated just two hours from Glasgow on Scotland's west coast, the Isle of Arran is one of Scotland's most spectacular islands. It has an abundance of wildlife that live in a protected environment where they are able to flourish, providing visitors to the festival with a truly memorable experience.
Scotland's Cultural Celebrations: Highland 2007
A year of bounteous celebrations await Scotland with the "Highland 2007" - a year long festival dedicated to Scottish Highland culture. Bringing together both traditional and contemporary culture, Highland 2007 festival is set to be a jubilant affair and participants from all across the Highlands and Islands will gather together to contribute to a magnificent 2007.
A Super Casino Comes to Scotland
Stranraer is small town in Dumfries & Galloway with next to nothing to offer tourists. Home to Scotland's second largest passenger terminal port, the small town of 10,000 inhabitants is now poised to become a new star on the tourist horizon. A relatively poor part of the country, with 20% lower than average income and employment levels, Stranraer has been given a license by the Casino Advisory Panel as the location of the new Supercasino to be developed in Scotland.
Annual Scottish Food Fortnight
Good food and drink is inextricably linked to the good life in Scotland. While the whisky of Scotland is well known around the world, the traditional foods are also gaining popularity everywhere. The Scots are hearty imbibers of food and drink and would hate to have the traditional meals, particularly the legendary teas of Scotland replaced entirely by fast food and convenience foods. The importance to the economy of consuming local produce cannot be over emphasized.
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