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Who Owns Scotland? – A visit to the Highlands

Behind me in the above photo is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain. Its Scottish Gaelic name means “mountain with its head in the clouds,” but the tour I took provided a rare, unobstructed view of the peak. Other than a few sheep and some simple farmhouses, the Highlands appeared idyllic, even untouched. […]

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