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Loch Muchairt

Loch Muchairt ist ein See auf der schottischen Hebrideninsel Islay. Etwa 600 m nördlich von Loch Muchairt befindet sich der Stehende Stein Carragh Bhan, der angeblich die Grabstelle Godred Crovans, König des Kingdom of the Isles, markiert. Beschreibung Der Loch Muchairt liegt im Süden der Insel am Hals der Halbinsel Oa etwa einen Kilometer südöstlich des Weilers Kintra. Der Loch Muchairt ist nicht durch Straßen erschlossen. Die A846 verläuft rund zwei Kilometer östlich. Der längliche See weist eine maximale Länge von rund 490 Metern bei einer maximalen Breite von 110 Metern auf. Er erstreckt sich in Ost-West-Richtung. Der auf einer Höhe von 27 Metern gelegene See nimmt eine Fläche von vier Hektar ein. Bein einer mittleren Tiefe von 4,7 Metern besitzt er ein Volumen von rund 0,18 Mio. Kubikmetern. Sein Umfang beträgt rund einen Kilometer. Der Loch Muchairt besitzt ein Einzugsgebiet von 48 Hektar, das im Wesentlichen aus Waldflächen (75 %) und Grasland (11 %) besteht, während Grundwasser rund 10 % des Zuflusses ausmacht. Es erstreckt sich im Wesentlichen nach Süden. Vom Westufer fließt ein kleiner, unbenannter Bach ab, der nach rund zwei Kilometern nordwestlich des Sees in die Laggan Bay mündet. Einzelnachweise
Fife College

Fife College is a further and higher education college based in various towns across the region of Fife, Scotland. Campuses The college's main campuses are located in Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy with smaller campuses in Leven, and Rosyth. The college also operates community learning centres across Fife. History Fife College was created on 1 August 2013 as a merger of Adam Smith College, Carnegie College and non land based elements of the Elmwood Campus of the rural college SRUC. When the merger was announced in March of that year the new principal was named as Hugh Logan, formerly principal of Motherwell College. Following the retirement of Hugh Logan, Hugh Hall was appointed as principal, taking office on 1 March 2017. After six years in the role, Hugh Hall stood down to be replaced, in April 2023, by Jim Metcalfe, former Chief Executive at College Development Network. In March 2016, the college announced that it had secured the option to purchase land at former Hyundai site in Dunfermline. The college plans to build a new campus on the site, which is expected to cost up to £130 million, with the new campus due to be open October 2025. Courses The College delivers over 400 courses from introductory level to degree and post graduate studies. Courses are divided across 40 different subject areas, including: Administration and Office Technologies Art,| Design, Fashion and Jewellery Built Environment Business and Management Childcare Computing, Cyber and Digital Technologies Creative Media Culinary Arts Engineering and Energy English for Speakers of Other Languages Hair, Beauty and Makeup Artistry Health and Social Care Legal Services and Police Studies Performing Arts and Technical Theatre Science and Mathematics Sport and Fitness Tourism, Events and Customer Service Andrew Carnegie Business School The Andrew Carnegie Business School at Fife College provides business, leadership and management training from certificate to postgraduate level and also a range of CPD qualifications. Adam Smith Scholarships Adam Smith Scholarships is part of Fife College. It awards scholarships and has presented over 1800 scholarships to Fife College students worth almost £778,000 since it was created just over 20 years ago. Fife College Students' Association (FCSA) FCSA is an autonomous, student-led, campaigning organisation, which provides services, representation and welfare support on behalf of students. The day-to-day operation of The Association is fulfilled by the sabbatical officers, students who have finished college and work full-time for The Association. Boom Radio Boom Radio is Fife College's student radio station. Its studios are also used to train students on broadcast media courses. Boom Radio was relaunched in December 2021 following refurbishment of its studios. It is controlled from the campus in Glenrothes. References
Inverurie Academy

Inverurie Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. The school is one of the 17 secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council. Inverurie Academy is located on Jackson Street, Inverurie. As of 2023, the academy ranked 177th out of 347 with 35% of students securing 5 or more highers. Inverurie Academy has several feeder schools including Strathburn Primary, Chapel of Garioch Primary, Uryside Primary, Port Elphinstone Primary, Oyne Primary, Kellands Primary, Hatton of Fintray Primary, and Keithhall Primary. Insch Primary and Kinellar Primary hold dual zone status. History Built in the Victorian period, the school was originally split into both a secondary school and a primary, although after Market Place the need for a primary decreased and the building was merged in 1909, keeping primary pupils until the statutory leaving age of 14, the other taking the pupils who had passed their qualifying exam on to higher education. This was the founding of the building known as Inverurie Academy. Since then, new parts of the school have been added, the most recent in the mid-1980s prior to the demolition. The buildings remained that way until they were joined in the 1950s, and amalgamated in the 1960s with the building of the new assembly hall. The final stage of building was constructed in the 1980s. In 2002, to reduce pressures on the Ellon Academy and the Inverurie Academy, the Meldrum Academy was established. Construction began for a new building including a £55 million new community campus set to include new car and bus parking, a 3G pitch, expanded facilities, and accommodation for up to 1,600 pupils in 2018. The academy, as well as the community swimming pool, Saint Andrew's Special School, and the Garioch Community Centre, transitioned to the newly built Inverurie Community Campus in the 2020 school year. In 2022, the original Academy was demolished following delays due to the discovery of Asbestos within the school building. COVID-19 Inverurie Academy was praised for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an inspector stating the academy was "very well placed to continue its improvement journey" During the pandemic, National 5 exams were cancelled across Scotland, including Inverurie, being replaced with online coursework's and assessments. Notable former pupils Andrew Bowie (born 1987), Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 2017 Stuart Corsar (born 1984), former rugby union player Gareth Dennis (born 1991), rail engineer and writer Lewis Macdonald (born 1957), politician Helen Rushall (1914–1984), schoolteacher and feminist Ethel Simpson (1926–2017), journalist Callum Smith (born 1992), former cross-country skier Sarah Smith, Member of Parliament for Hyndburn since 2024 References
Ness Battery

Ness Battery is a coastal defence battery in Stromness, Orkney. It was a crucial element of the defences of the western entrance to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, the main fleet base for the Royal Navy in both World Wars. Several of the original wooden huts which formed the accommodation camp are still intact, and in one of these is a painted mural covering three walls, depicting rural English scenes. An extensive programme of stabilisation and renovation took place from 2009, and was completed in 2012, and the site is now open for guided tours. First World War In the First World War, Ness Battery was one of three batteries covering the Hoy Mouth from the north side. In 1915 the three batteries were equipped with guns manufactured in the United States and manned by a mixture of Royal Marines and local men of the Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery. After the war, the batteries were dismantled and the guns scrapped, but traces of the battery are still to be seen today. Second World War In the Second World War, the site became a coast defence battery once more, and Ness Battery also became the headquarters of Orkney's Fixed Defences. It housed a Fire Command, controlling several other gun batteries around the harbour entrance. The battery's main purpose was to defend the Fleet anchorage from enemy attack, but it also had the role of Examination Battery, supporting the Royal Navy's Examination Service, which controlled the traffic in and out of Hoy Sound. The battery's main armament was a pair of breech loading Mk VII 6-inch guns on CP II mountings. Post-War The guns remained at Ness Battery until 1955, and the site was used for many years by the Territorial Army. The site was sold by the Ministry of Defence to Orkney Islands Council in 2001. See also Coastal fortifications in Scotland References External links [1] Ness Battery website [2] Orkney Defence Interest Network [3] The National Archives website Site details for Ness Battery on the RCAHMS website Images of Ness Battery during WWII on the Imperial War Museum website TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH COAST DEFENCE GUNS By Terry Gander
Pladda Lighthouse

Pladda Lighthouse is an active 18th century lighthouse situated at the southern end of the island of Pladda in western Scotland. The lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by Thomas Smith. It was the first light on the Clyde to be commissioned by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. It had both an upper and a lower light to distinguish it from the three other lighthouses in the Firth of Clyde. In 1876, Pladda was about the third station to have a foghorn. The "double lights" were replaced by a powerful flashing system in 1901. Lightkeepers were withdrawn in 1990 when the lighthouse was automated; it is now remotely monitored from the Northern Lighthouse Board's headquarters in Edinburgh. The lighthouse tower is 29 metres (95 ft) in height; there are 128 steps to the top. Under normal conditions, its light (three white flashes every 30 seconds) is visible for 17 nautical miles (31 kilometres). In popular culture Pladda and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's 2003 book Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper. They were also filming locations for "Queen Victoria Syndrome", the first episode of season 5 of The Crown. See also List of lighthouses in Scotland List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses Notes External links Northern Lighthouse Board
Phare de Pladda

Le phare de Pladda est un phare édifié à l'extrémité sud de l'île de Pladda (en gaélique écossais :Pladaigh),dans le Firth of Clyde, un bras de mer du comté de Ayrshire à l'ouest de l'Écosse. Ce phare est géré par le Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) à Édimbourg,l'organisation de l'aide maritime des côtes de l'Écosse. Histoire Le phare date de 1790 et a été conçu par l'ingénieur Thomas Smith. Ce fut la première lumière érigée sur le Firth of Clyde à être commandé par le NLB. À l'origine, il avait à la fois une lumière supérieure et une lumière inférieure pour la distinguer des trois autres phares dans le Firth de Clyde. En 1876, Pladda fut la troisième station pour à être équipé d'une corne de brume. Les deux feux ont été remplacés par un puissant système de feu clignotant en 1901. Les gardiens du phare ont été retirés en 1990 lorsque celui-ci a été automatisé. Il est maintenant surveillé à distance à partir du siège de la Northern Lighthouse Board à Édimbourg. La tour du phare mesure 29 m de hauteur, avec galerie et lanterne, et il y a 128 marches pour accéder à la lanterne. Dans des conditions normales, ses 3 flashs blancs consécutifs, toutes les 30 secondes, sont visibles jusqu'à 31 km. Cela marque l'entrée de l'estuaire de la Clyde. Le phare est peint en blanc avec un entourage ocre sous la lanterne noire. Il est attenant à la maison des gardiens d'un seul étages et des bâtiments annexes. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Pladda Lighthouse » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Lien connexe Liste des phares en Écosse Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Southwestern Scoland (Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire) (en) Pladda - site Northern Lighthouse Board Portail des phares Portail de la mer du Nord Portail de l’Écosse
Warren Field

Warren Field is a Mesolithic archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built about 8,000 BCE and interpreted as a calendar monument. It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar. It is considered to be the oldest lunisolar calendar yet found. It is near Crathes Castle, in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It was originally discovered from the air as anomalous terrain by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. It was first excavated in 2004. The pits align on the southeast horizon and a prominent topographic point associated with sunrise on the midwinter solstice (thus providing an annual astronomical correction concerning the passage of time as indicated by the Moon, the asynchronous solar year, and the associated seasons). The Aberdeenshire time reckoner predates the Mesopotamian calendars by nearly 5,000 years. It was also interpreted as a seasonal calendar because the local prehistoric communities, which relied on hunting migrating animals, needed to carefully note the seasons to be prepared for a particular food source. The Warren Field site is particularly significant for its very early date and that it was created by hunter-gatherer peoples. See also Prehistoric Scotland Prehistoric Britain Neolithic British Isles Göbekli Tepe – Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey Callanish Stones – Neolithic standing stones in the Scottish Outer Hebrides Stonehenge – Prehistoric monument in England Lunar year – A time-span of twelve lunations, ten or eleven days shorter than a solar year Metonic cycle – 19 solar year recurrence of lunar phases. For example, if the winter solstice and the new moon coincide, it takes 19 solar years for the coincidence to recur. References
Westside Church von Tuquoy

Die Ruine der kleinen Westside Church von Tuquoy auf der Orkneyinsel Westray ist eine der besterhaltenen mittelalterlichen Kirchenruinen der Orkney in Schottland. Sie bestehen aus dem Originalchor und einem kurzen, später verlängerten Kirchenschiff. Der innen 2,78 m lange und 2,1 m breite Chor mit einem Tonnengewölbe ist bemerkenswert durch den geneigten Pfosten des Altarbogens. Das 4,1 m breite Kirchenschiff war ursprünglich 5,56 m lang was durch ein unterschiedliches Pflaster deutlich wird. Nach der Erweiterung betrug die Innenlänge 14,17 m. Die Erweiterung wird in der Regel dem 13. Jahrhundert zugeordnet, aber die Form des Südportals scheint aus dem 16. oder 17. Jahrhundert zu stammen. Wo die Mauern nicht auf Fundamenthöhe reduziert wurden, sind sie etwa 2,5 m hoch. Die Kirche wird mit der benachbarten nordischen Siedlung zugeordnet. Der ursprüngliche Bau kann Hafliki Thorkelsson zugeschrieben werden, neben Harald Maddadsson, Kolbein Hrúga und Sweyn Asleifsson einer der einflussreichsten Häuptlinge des Archipels um die Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts. Viele Jahre diente die von einem Friedhof umgebene Kirche der Inselbevölkerung als Pfarrkirche. Die Friedhofsmauer der Kirche ist an der Südseite bereits von der Klippe gerutscht. Eine Runeninschrift, „Porsteinn Einarsson ritzte diese Runen“, wurde bei der letzten archäologischen Ausgrabung gefunden. Siehe auch Wikingerzeit auf Orkney Literatur Charles Tait: The Orkney Guide Book. Edition 2.1. C. Tait, Kelton – St. Ola – Orkney 1999, ISBN 0-9517859-0-7. Weblinks Eintrag zu Westside Church von Tuquoy auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch) Beschreibung engl. (zuletzt abgerufen am 4. Dezember 2012)
Westside Church

Westside Church, (also known as Cross Kirk), is a ruined 12th century church located on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. Archaeological excavations at the site suggest that the church is related to a nearby late Norse settlement. Historic Environment Scotland established the site, which includes the church and surrounding cemetery, as a scheduled monument in 1921. Description The stone remains of Westside church are located on the south shore of the Ness of Tuquoy on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The original church dates to the 12th century. The building initially consisted of a chancel and a short, rectangular nave, measuring 5.65 m (18.5 ft) by 4.15 m (13.6 ft). The vaulted chancel is entered from the nave through a rounded doorway. The nave was lengthened westward during the 17th century when the parish church needed to accommodate the growing population on the island and a larger congregation. On the east side of the church are the original walls, which reach a height of around 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). The walls that were built in the 17th century, at the west end of the church, are less than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height. Westside church is enclosed by a walled burial ground. Approximately 70 m (230 ft) to the west of the church, coastal erosion has uncovered the remains of a large late Norse settlement. Archaeological excavations at the site suggest the church was probably built to serve the settlement. A grass-covered embankment, measuring approximately 50 m (160 ft) by 25 m (82 ft), and situated to the northeast of the church, is thought to be the remains of an earlier, pre-12th century enclosure. Historic Environment Scotland established the site, which includes the church and burial ground, as a scheduled monument in 1921. See also Lady Kirk St Boniface's Church, Papa Westray St Olaf's Church, Unst List of churches in Orkney Resources
Westside Church

Westside Church (también conocida como Cross Kirk) es una iglesia en ruinas del siglo XII ubicada en la isla de Westray en las islas Órcadas, Escocia. Las excavaciones arqueológicas en el sitio sugieren que la iglesia está relacionada con un asentamiento nórdico tardío cercano. Historic Envirnoment Scotland, la agencia patrimonial escocesa, decretó el sitio, que incluye la iglesia y el cementerio circundante, como monumento planificado en 1921. Descripción Los restos de piedra de la iglesia se encuentran en la costa sur del Ness of Tuquoy en la isla de Westray en las islas Orcadas, Escocia. La iglesia original data del siglo XII. El edificio constaba inicialmente de una capilla mayor y de una nave rectangular corta de 5,65 m (6,2 yd) por 4,15 m (4,5 yd). Al presbiterio abovedado se accede desde la nave a través de una puerta de medio punto. La nave se alargó hacia el oeste durante el siglo XVII cuando la iglesia parroquial necesitaba acomodar a la creciente población de la isla y una congregación más grande.​​ En el lado este de la iglesia se encuentran los muros originales, que alcanzan una altura de alrededor de 2,5 m (2,7 yd). Los muros que se construyeron en el siglo XVII, en el extremo oeste de la iglesia, tienen menos de 1 m (1,1 yd) de altura.​ La iglesia de Westside está rodeada por un cementerio amurallado. Aproximadamente 70 m (76,6 yd) al oeste de la iglesia, la erosión costera ha descubierto los restos de un gran asentamiento nórdico tardío. Las excavaciones arqueológicas en el sitio sugieren que la iglesia probablemente se construyó para servir al asentamiento. Un terraplén cubierto de hierba, que mide aproximadamente 50 m (54,7 yd) por 25 m (27,3 yd), y situado al noreste de la iglesia, se cree que son los restos de un recinto anterior al siglo XII. Historic Envirnoment Scotland, la agencia patrimonial escocesa, estableció el sitio, que incluye la iglesia y el cementerio, como monumento planificado en 1921.​​ Referencias Enlaces externos
Westside Church

De Westside Church in Tuquoy, ook bekend onder de naam Cross Kirk en Holy Cross Chapel, is (de ruïne van) een twaalfde-eeuwse kerk, 4,8 kilometer ten zuiden van Pierowall gelegen op Westray, een van de Schotse Orkney-eilanden. Geschiedenis De Westside Church in Tuquoy werd gebouwd in het midden van de twaalfde eeuw in romaanse stijl. De kerk was gewijd aan het Heilige Kruis. In de latere Middeleeuwen werd de kerk uitgebreid. Meestal wordt ervan uitgegaan dat deze uitbreiding plaatsvond in de dertiende eeuw, maar de versiering van de zuidelijke toegang in de uitbreiding lijkt zestiende- of zeventiende-eeuws te zijn. Ten zuidwesten van deze kerk bevinden zich de resten van een nederzetting of boerderij van Vikingen, bekend als de opgraving op de Ness Of Tuquoy, die hoogstwaarschijnlijk door Hafliki Thorkelsson werd gebouwd. Het is mogelijk dat Hafliki Thorkelsson - of ieder geval de rijke Viking die er woonde - ook verantwoordelijk was voor de bouw van de Westside Church, aangezien de bouw van de kerk en de bouw van de nederzetting plaatsvonden in dezelfde periode. Bouw De Westside Church in Tuquoy is op een klif gelegen met uitzicht over de zee. De kerk is oost-westelijk georiënteerd. De kerk bestond oorspronkelijk uit een rechthoekig schip van 5,7 meter lang en 4,2 meter breed. Het rechthoekige koor was 3,8 meter bij 2,9 meter groot. De latere uitbreiding maakte het schip 8,2 meter lang. Ook werd een toegang gemaakt aan het westelijk uiteinde van de zuidelijke muur. De oorspronkelijke toegang bleef intact en bevindt zich iets ten oosten van het midden. Deze toegang is voorzien van een boog, die iets terug staat op uitstekende muurdelen. Daar dan oosten van bevindt zich een klein raam met een afgeronde bovenzijde. Tussen deze toegang en het raam bevindt zich een kleine nis. De boog die het schip en het koor scheidt is aan de bovenzijde afgerond. De boog staat iets terug op de uitstekende muurdelen. Het koor heeft een laag gewelfd plafond. In de 21e eeuw zijn de muren van de oorspronkelijke kerk nog 2,5 meter hoog; van de latere uitbreiding zijn enkel de fundamenten overgebleven. Om de Westside Church ligt een begraafplaats. Beheer De Westside Church in Tuquoy wordt beheerd door Historic Scotland. Een zeewal is in de 20e eeuw aangebracht om de ruïne tegen zee-erosie te beschermen. Externe links (en) Historic Scotland, Westside Church, Tuquoy[dode link] (en) Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Westray, Tuquoy, Cross Kirk[dode link] (en) Undiscovered Scotland, Cross Kirk