The Oldest Post Office in the World

, by Brown, Hamish

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ISBN: 9781905207954 | 1905207956
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/15/2012

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A compilation of the weird and unusual places to visit in Scotland.

Introduction	p. i
Norse Islands
Bus stop in Unst	p. 1
White wife, Queyon	p. 3
A stupid killer	p. 5
The Douche	p. 7
Dwarfie Stane	p. 9
Horsing about in South Ronaldsay	p. 11
Beyond the Great Glen
Whalligoe steps	p. 13
First class sleepers at Rogart	p. 15
The shame of Croick	p. 17
Munlochy clootie well	p. 19
Mackenzie's sacrifice	p. 21
Monster midge	p. 23
Kirk on the shore	p. 25
Achfary's telephone box	p. 27
Balnakeil	p. 29
The Hebrides
Bragar's whalebone arch	p. 31
The Uig treasure	p. 33
Our Lady of the Isles	p. 35
Boat in church	p. 37
Rum island	p. 39
A tidal loo	p. 41
One man's road	p. 43
The Highlands
Ardclach bell tower	p. 45
Portrait of a faker	p. 47
Crannog, Loch Tay	p. 49
Dunkeld's ell	p. 51
Water tower as art gallery	p. 53
Saddling the grey mare	p. 55
Earthquake house	p. 57
Maconochie's cross	p. 59
Secret portrait	p. 61
Aberdeen and the North East
Lost in the Lossie forest	p. 63
Giant's steps	p. 65
Ostrich fountain	p. 67
Crimond	p. 69
An art deco feature in Aberdeen	p. 71
Bell tower/watch house	p. 73
The big shot's crack shot	p. 75
Dee to Tay
Stonehaven's fireball festival	p. 77
Youngest, oldest, tallest, shortest	p. 79
Tusks in Dundee	p. 81
Fife Plus
Zero miles	p. 83
Kate Kennedy	p. 85
Buckie Hoose	p. 87
Scotland's Via Ferrata	p. 89
The kirk that flitted	p. 91
Monster iris	p. 93
Coal furniture	p. 95
Eorthship Fife	p. 97
Argyll
Lighthouse as monument	p. 99
Cairn with a view	p. 101
St Conon's kirk, Loch Awe	p. 103
Cholera grave at Ardnoe Point	p. 105
A round church	p. 107
Davaar Island's cave 'crucifixion'	p. 109
Glasgow and the Clyde
Rest and be Thankful	p. 111
The Denny Tank	p. 113
A crane called Titan	p. 115
Got no balls	p. 117
On Glasgow Green	p. 119
An Italian POW camp	p. 121
The Greenock cut	p. 123
Castle graffiti	p. 125
The inventors' bridge	p. 127
Murder on Goatfell	p. 129
Central Lowlands
Burry Man	p. 131
Scottish Korean War memorial	p. 133
The Pineapple	p. 135
Radical Pend, Bonnybridge	p. 137
The trig point monument	p. 139
Edinburgh and Eastwards
One o'clock gun	p. 141
Down the High Street of Edinburgh	p. 143
Floral clockwork	p. 145
Craigentinny marbles	p. 147
Goldie's well, writ in stone	p. 149
A royal convenience	p. 151
A totem pole in Prestongrange	p. 153
The cow in the tower	p. 155
Recycling in Eyemouth	p. 157
The Bonders
Hundy Mundy	p. 159
Dolls at Smailholm	p. 161
Poets' corner	p. 163
Elgin marbles	p. 165
The Mapa Scotland Mystery	p. 167
A murdered pedlar	p. 169
Moffat's ram	p. 171
South West Scotland
Jeannie Deans	p. 173
Rhinos in Lincluden	p. 175
Auld Stumpy	p. 177
A unique tower	p. 179
Church as garage	p. 181
Smallest lighthouse?	p. 183
The oldest post office in the World	p. 185
Acknowledgements	p. 187
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