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Finding my tartan in Scotland

April 15, 2020 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Tartan scarf draped over a rock with mountains in teh background

Sharing Queen Victoria’s love for Scotland Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park is the largest National Park in the United Kingdom.  Inside its 4,528 km2 expanse are five of the six highest mountains in Scotland. The highest is Ben Macdhui (1,309 metres.) On the 7th of October 1859, Queen Victoria at age forty hiked to the summit of Macdhui.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Scotland Tagged With: Family connection to Scotland, Family ties, Scotland

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