Welcome to Scotland

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What’s a boat lift, you ask? Well, it’s just as it sounds like – a lift for boats. It’s currently located in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, the Falkirk Wheel.

The lift’s brilliant design allows it to hoist ferry boats onto a water-link which connects the Union Canal to the Forth and Clyde Canal without much trouble.

The construction of this colossal marine architectural innovation started in the early 2000s and required over 1,000 tonnes of steel and 15,000 bolts. Overall, the project cost about 20 million pounds to create.
 
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Despite having a little over 700 offshore islands within its territory, only about 93 of those actually have people living on them.

In the earlier days, people lived on these islands raising cattle and goats. However, inhabitants began abandoning these areas in around 1912 and moving to Britain’s newer colonies.

Nevertheless, a couple of these islands are open for exploration with some even being used to shoot TV shows. This includes Castaway, a reality TV show shot in Taransay.
 
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Of course, Scotland isn't all green mountains and castles. Glasgow is its largest city and the fourth largest in the UK as a whole. The Clyde Arc, pictured above, is the modern product of a settlement that was originally founded due to its location on the River Clyde.
 
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Great Highland bagpipe is the national instrument of Scotland and one of the major icons of the country. The first bagpipe is dated back to around 1400, and the traditions of playing bagpipes became established in the British military.
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Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stoppin' on the byways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
 
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