Closing Date 30th September 2008
1) Name the North Highland River that was the location of a brief 19th Century Gold Rush?
2) Which Highland town is commonly known as “The Gateway to The Western Isles”?
3) What castle on the Isle of Arran was the inspiration for Herge’s Adventures of TinTin book The Black Island?
4) Can you name the fresh water Loch in the Highland that is the deepest in Britain and 17th in the world?
5) Near which Highland town would you encounter “Neptune’s Staircase”?
6) The Island of St Kilda was inhabited for 2000 years, in which year did the last inhabitants leave?
7) Which British monarch was the first to sail through Argyll’s Crinan Canal?
8) What was the common name for the Troop Train that regularly ran from London
to Thurso during World War II?
9) Which Highland town was the birthplace of former British Prime Minister Ramsay
MacDonald?
10) Which island in the Highlands has its sandy beach used as an airstrip for
commercial flights?
11) On which Highland Island would you find the site of the oldest known prehistoric
village in Europe?
12) Name the festival held each year in Shetland on the last Tuesday in January?
The first five emails with the correct answers drawn from the hat will each receive an Instrumental version of Heartstrings and the opportunity to have their favourite pet photo added to the Rogue’s Gallery for the duration of the appeal.
Answers to: Ronnie_Sinclair@btinternet.com