Scottish Memories JULY2006

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Our front cover this month from the lens of ace landscape photographer Dennis Hardley is a view of Nask on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides.

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Inside

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Called To The Colours

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Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom 4

The Unsafe Keep

Tumbling Walls

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The Road To Aviemore

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On The Beat

10

Sounds Of Scotland

11

Suffer The Children

12

Firing The Kilns

Where Eagles Rest

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The Unstoppable Charge

18

Dennis Hardley’s View Of The Month 24

The Spellbinder

28

Newsflash ‘76

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Blue Seas And Green Fields

32

Coming Attractions

34

The George Forbes Column,Time Capsule 35

Linties And Douckers

36

Taxing Times

38

Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule 39

Rural Rambles

Memories Mailbox

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Poets Corner

High Summer

Pride Of The Line

Next month in Scottish Memories • Great P.O.W.Escapes • Martyred At Sea • A Right Royal Shambles • Modern Ghosthunters • Founding A Shipping Line • August Idylls August issue on sale Thursday,July 20th.

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View Of The Month

Dennis Hardley’s panoramic View of the

Month in this issue captures peaceful

reflections on Loch Arkaig in Lochaber

and can be seen on pages 24 and 25.