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Some useful links:
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland safeguards the nation's built heritage and
promotes its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
Elgin Golf Club
Founded in 1906, Elgin Golf Club is a testing heathland course
measuring 6401 yards with a par of 69 and a standard scratch of 71, fully justifying
its claim to be one of the finest inland courses in the northern part of Scotland.
This course, a test to low and high handicap players alike, is always kept
in immaculate condition by the greenstaff and, while playing one's round, there
is the added beauty of the panoramic views - looking north over the city of
Elgin, and to the south, the hills stretching to the distant Cairngorm Mountains.
http://www.elgingolfclub.com/
Fort George
After the Jacobite Rising of 1745, which ended with the battle
of Culloden, the victorious Duke of Cumberland requested that a new fort be
built at Inverness, on the site of the old. For various reasons the fort was
built, not at Inverness but on a flat promontory projecting into the Moray
Firth, some nine miles to the east of that town.
http://www.high-lights.co.uk/castles/fortgeorge/
Castles and Whisky
Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands is the perfect autumn setting for taking a
break. Explore the Castle Trail with its many stunning autumn gardens, learn
the secrets of the dram on the Malt Whisky Trail, enjoy the culture and restaurants
of Aberdeen or blow the cobwebs away with a walk on the sandy shores and cliffs
of our dramatic coastline.
From the peace and tranquility to the roaring log fires and a wealth of home-grown
produce - it really is the perfect time of year to visit our land of plenty.
http://www.castlesandwhisky.com/
National Trust Scotland
Four Regional Education Officers, based at each of the Trust's
regional offices, work with NTS staff including countryside rangers and gardeners
to ensure that a high quality educational provision is available at as many
properties as possible. The department also includes three Interpretive Planners
who are based in our head office in Edinburgh. They are responsible for planning,
commissioning and project managing interpretation for the properties in our
care. Our departmental assistant may be contacted for individual enquiries.
http://www.nts.org.uk/web/site/home/home.asp
The Glen Livet (Distillery)
Handcrafted in the remote valley of Livet in the Speyside
region renowned as the famous heartland of malt whisky. Along with two centuries
of tradition, only so grand a place could give the Glenlivet its incomparable
quality.
Come and discover the secrets the greatest malt whisky of
all.
http://www.theglenlivet.com/index_ie.html
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