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Our front cover this month from the lens of ace landscape photographer Dennis Hardley is a springtime look at Earlshall House near Leuchars in Fife from the estate gardens.

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Inside

Images Of The Northern Isles

2

Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom

4

A Watch On The Tweed 5

An Emperor And Two Dwarves

Unwilling Guests Up At The Castle

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14

A Cool Climate

10

Sounds Of Scotland

11

A Weather Eye

12

On The Green

14

On The Boards

Up Anchor!

A Terrible Fright

16

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20

Dennis Hardley’s View Of The Month 24

A Very Unlikely Hero 28

Newsflash ’77

The Perils Of Perthshire

30

32

Coming Attractions

34

The George Forbes Column,Time Capsule 35

Roamin’In The Gloamin’

Plaintive Chords Over The Waves

36

38

Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule 39

Time Capsules

41

Mailbox

42

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32(Photograph courtesy of BBCScotland.)

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Poets Corner

43

A Warm Breeze In March

44

The Bits That Fell Off 46

Next month in Scottish Memories • The Mysterious Mound • A Real James Bond • A Miracle In The Vestry • The Gilmerton Murder • April Awakes • The Loyal Sentinel

April issue on sale Thursday,March 22nd.

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View Of The Month

The Dennis Hardley View of the Month in

this issue is a panorama of the Kyles of B ute

near Colintraive in Argyll and it can be s een

in its full glory on pages 24 and 25.