Scottish Memories MAY2006

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Our front cover this month from the lens of photographer Dennis Hardley is a view from the bridge at Ballachulish looking towards Loch Leven.

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Inside

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Highland Outpost

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Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom 4

The Singular Cylinder

Operation Starfish

Murder At The Manse

Distant Galaxies

Sounds Of Scotland

Lifeblood Of The Revolution

In The Footprints OfThe Past

Behind The Lines

A King In His Realm

A Merry Monarch

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Dennis Hardley’s View OfThe Month 24

All For Tibbie’s Wedding

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Newsflash ‘76

Trouble At Mill

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Coming Attractions

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The George Forbes Column,Time Capsule 35

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Sanctuary OfThe Heart

Shorn In Two

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Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule 39

Snow Devils And Spectres

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Mailbox

Poets Corner

Maydays

Conquering The Bing

Next month in Scottish Memories • Tea Urns And Singalongs • Skirts And Bombs • The Mystery Of The Fourth Mary • The Rules Of The Rope • The Other Beautiful Game • June In Bloom

June issue on sale Thursday,May 18th.

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View Of The Month

In this issue it is a view across the River Dee and

looking towards the waterfront at Kirkcu dbright

in Galloway on the shores of the Solway Firth,

a scene much beloved of artists, and it c an be

viewed on pages 24 and 25.