About Scotland
Scotland is such a varied country it is impossible for one site to do it justice but we will try or best to showcase as much of Scotland for you as we can.
Rannoch Moor
is an expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch , Rannoch Moor is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. Much of the western part of the moor lies within the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area,one of 40 such areas in Scotland.
It is notable for its wildlife, and is particularly famous as being the sole British location for the Rannoch-rush, named after the moor.
Peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of roads and railways. When the West Highland Line was built across Rannoch Moor, its builders had to float the tracks on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood and thousands of tons of earth and ashes. Corrour railway station, the UK's highest, and one of its most remote being 10 miles from the nearest public road, is located on this section of the line at 1,339 feet The line takes gentle curves totalling 23 miles across the moorland.
Rannoch Moor is also the ancestral home of Scrooge McDuck
Castle McDuck
was the seat of the Clan McDuck and the residence of the McDuck Family which was built sometime before 946 as a fortress for the Clan McDuck. It is located in Dismal Downs, which is located in the Rannoch Moor of Scotland.
is an expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch , Rannoch Moor is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. Much of the western part of the moor lies within the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area,one of 40 such areas in Scotland.
It is notable for its wildlife, and is particularly famous as being the sole British location for the Rannoch-rush, named after the moor.
Peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of roads and railways. When the West Highland Line was built across Rannoch Moor, its builders had to float the tracks on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood and thousands of tons of earth and ashes. Corrour railway station, the UK's highest, and one of its most remote being 10 miles from the nearest public road, is located on this section of the line at 1,339 feet The line takes gentle curves totalling 23 miles across the moorland.
Rannoch Moor is also the ancestral home of Scrooge McDuck
Castle McDuck
was the seat of the Clan McDuck and the residence of the McDuck Family which was built sometime before 946 as a fortress for the Clan McDuck. It is located in Dismal Downs, which is located in the Rannoch Moor of Scotland.
