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March 2015 - Mar 28, 2023 13:20:41 GMT
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Post by Noisette on Apr 29, 2015 22:05:53 GMT
mapascotland.kmz (1.82 KB)
I saw this recently on the BBC TV programme Secret Britain, and was curious to see if it was visible in Google Earth. It is!
Possibly the largest outdoor relief map in the world, this map was the idea of the Polish owner of the nearby Black Barony (later the Barony Castle) hotel. Jan Tomasik had been stationed in Scotland during the second world war. He married a Scottish nurse and stayed on in Scotland. His commanding officer, General Stanislav Maczek, also stayed in Scotland and may have had some input. The map was constructed during the 1970s, mainly by Polish students. It was at a scale of 1:10,000 and had a x5 vertical exaggeration. The basin would have been filled with water to represent the rivers, lochs and seas. Some repair work was undertaken in 1981, but the hotel closed in 1985, and the map fell into disrepair and became overgrown. In 2010 a group of volunteers formed "Mapa Scotland" with the aim of restoring the map. The map now has listed status.
More information: Mapa Scotland | Wikipedia | BBC News 
Photos by Kim Traynor (Own work) CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
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March 2015 - Apr 14, 2022 20:01:57 GMT
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Post by frankmcvey (Angel) on Apr 30, 2015 9:53:29 GMT
I'd never heard of it. Brilliant!
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April 2015 - Nov 26, 2024 9:35:34 GMT
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Post by lockhopper on Apr 30, 2015 12:42:51 GMT
Fascinating stuff, great information. Never heard of this.
Was it Michael Portillo's programme? If so, he's had some great threads and it's been very interesting. |
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March 2015 - Mar 28, 2023 13:20:41 GMT
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Post by Noisette on May 1, 2015 15:55:44 GMT
You should watch more TV Frank!
No lock, not Portillo, it was a spin off from Country File. They only did three episodes, but it was interesting stuff. You may be able to watch it on iPlayer, not sure. Looking again, I see it says it was series 2, I don't remember a first series!
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March 2015 - Nov 23, 2015 19:28:01 GMT
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Post by Barnstormer66 (Angel) on May 1, 2015 19:55:10 GMT
The "castle" would appear to be under new Management >>> Mercure Peebles Barony Castle Hotel As Noisette noted, the map is readily visible in GE. Sadly the hotel website makes no mention of the map that I can see.  |
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April 2015 - Nov 3, 2024 2:30:25 GMT
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Post by washi on May 19, 2015 12:44:56 GMT
I found this on You Tube. I don't suppose it contributes much to the conversation that is not already here, but I thought I'd add it to the pile.
Incidentally, I tried to locate this post with a forum search, first with "Polish map of Scotland," then "map of Scotland," and then finally "Scottland," but none of those searches found this thread.
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March 2015 - Jan 20, 2022 4:27:51 GMT
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Post by Hill on May 19, 2015 14:42:35 GMT
"Incidentally, I tried to locate this post with a forum search, first with "Polish map of Scotland," then "map of Scotland," and then finally "Scottland," but none of those searches found this thread.
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I just tried a search and it took me right there. Hmmmm...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2015 19:43:41 GMT
They need to put a Nessie model in Loch Ness.
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility, But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect: FUAS! :/
