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List Of Local Nature Reserves In Scotland
This is a list of local nature reserves in Scotland. * Aberlady Bay * Ardeer Quarry * Arnhall Moss * Balquhidderock Wood * Birnie and Gaddon Lochs * Bishop Loch * Bonnyfield Nature Park * Braedale Hill * Broughty Ferry * Brownsburn * Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park * Cambusnethan Woodland * Cammo Estate * Cardowan Moss * Carron Dams * Castle and Hightae Lochs * Cathkin Braes * Catrine Voes and Woodlands * Commonhead Moss * Corstorphine Hill * Coul Den * Coves Community Park * Cullaloe * Dalbeath Marsh * Dams to Darnley * Dawsholm Park * Den of Maidencraig * Donmouth * Duchess Wood * Dumbreck Marsh * Durrockstock Park * Easter Craiglockhart Hill * Easter Inch Moss and Seafield Law * Eden Estuary * Findhorn Bay * Garscadden Wood * Gartcosh * Gartmorn Dam * Gillingshill Reservoir * Greenhead Moss and Perchy Pond * Hamilton Claypits * Happy Valley * Hermitage of Braid / Blackford Hill * Hogganfield Park * Holy Loch * Inner Tay Estuary * Jenny's Well * Kilmardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle And Hightae Lochs
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
