Comments on: Scotland’s 7 wonders http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/ Technological Education, it's an adventure! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:31:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: big bruv http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28861 big bruv Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:18:15 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28861 I just re-read this, and realised that they hadn't lumped the National Parks together, but excluded the Cairngorms altogether. ri-ight. I forget its exact title, but has some official designation of world nature heritage site, or something. The plateau, which is a huge space sitting at over 3000ft, has plants there that haven't been found anywhere else. Maybe the fat lazy journalists don't climb that high. I just re-read this, and realised that they hadn’t lumped the National Parks together, but excluded the Cairngorms altogether. ri-ight. I forget its exact title, but has some official designation of world nature heritage site, or something. The plateau, which is a huge space sitting at over 3000ft, has plants there that haven’t been found anywhere else. Maybe the fat lazy journalists don’t climb that high.

]]> By: Lord Of All http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28805 Lord Of All Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:24:51 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28805 I saw they were doing it - I thought it was a bit stupid. I also see they were doing a 7 wonders of the technical world, among it, the ipod and broadband. I always thought they were wonders because nobody knew how they managed it. But I'll play ball, a little. Glencoe is a truly remarkable place, I'm with you on that. The Cuillins are also remarkable. Edinburgh's Old Town is quite a place I think, and it's hard to ignore the ingenuity of some of the inventions of Scots in the past. The Scottish tongue. What a nonsense. This is the one I saw them summarising. Melrose Abbey is allright, but there ain't a lot there and they charge too much, so it's hard to enjoy. St Andrew's is nice, in a historical way, as is Dunfermline abbey. I'm finding this a bit depressing actually. I thought I liked it here. Maybe I'm tired. I saw they were doing it - I thought it was a bit stupid. I also see they were doing a 7 wonders of the technical world, among it, the ipod and broadband. I always thought they were wonders because nobody knew how they managed it.

But I’ll play ball, a little. Glencoe is a truly remarkable place, I’m with you on that. The Cuillins are also remarkable. Edinburgh’s Old Town is quite a place I think, and it’s hard to ignore the ingenuity of some of the inventions of Scots in the past.

The Scottish tongue. What a nonsense. This is the one I saw them summarising.

Melrose Abbey is allright, but there ain’t a lot there and they charge too much, so it’s hard to enjoy. St Andrew’s is nice, in a historical way, as is Dunfermline abbey.

I’m finding this a bit depressing actually. I thought I liked it here. Maybe I’m tired.

]]> By: big bruv http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28711 big bruv Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:13:07 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28711 One final comment - I mentoined the various MacAdams above. I was thinking, in part of the Adam's. Robert Adam designed most of Edinburgh's new town (the Carlton monument is his, as started unfinished building, partly because he dies, and partly because the guy paying ofr it ran out of dosh), and he stands aboev CRM , in my opnion. But I'm partly judging CRM on the bastardised (sorry mum) imitations of his style we sell to tourist and that teen to 20 girls wear as jewelry. One final comment - I mentoined the various MacAdams above. I was thinking, in part of the Adam’s. Robert Adam designed most of Edinburgh’s new town (the Carlton monument is his, as started unfinished building, partly because he dies, and partly because the guy paying ofr it ran out of dosh), and he stands aboev CRM , in my opnion. But I’m partly judging CRM on the bastardised (sorry mum) imitations of his style we sell to tourist and that teen to 20 girls wear as jewelry.

]]> By: big bruv http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28709 big bruv Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:07:49 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/2006/02/17/scotlands-7-wonders/#comment-28709 Too many to deal with in one post. Agree theres a few non-wonders there Replying to your comments The Caledonian Canal: way, way way above the Falkirk Wheel. The wheel is impressive and pretty, but the Caledonian Canal was an engineering feat that pretty much re-defined what was possible. What Telford, and to a lesser extent, the various Macdams did then was ground-breaking, about a century ahead ofheir time. There was that programme last year where you got to vote for 'great' Brits, and the English banged on about Brunel. Telford paved his way, wrote his textbooks, etc. I'm not sure who engineered the Canal, but at the time, Scottish engineering and architecture led theway. Iona/Staffa: Go, for a weekend. Its nice. Don't do a day trip, stay over. The Iona hotel was good, tho maybe outwith a student budget. Do the trop to Staffa from there, and it the weather is good, it'll be the highlight of your trip. Amazing place. Theres a wee notch in the rock on the walk to Fingals cave, and the boat skipper told us that legend had it if you made three wishes while sitting there, at least would come true within a year. I did it, and all three cane true. (one took about 13 months). The Cuillens: yep National Parks: erm its a bit sweeping for one. The Cairngorms on their own is a World Nature Heritage sight (which is why we build railways up it). Ben Nevis: because its big, presumably? Orkney: oh yes (but see below) Whisky. But of course. Its our biggest and greatest export. It can be copied but never bettered, because it (partly) relies on the water for flavour, and our peaty water is pretty much unique. The Scottish Parliament: definitely on the list beacuse of current controversy. A few years back it would have ben the Scottish museum and a few years time, something else. Interesting building. Plug ugly when you drive past it two or three times a week, but I've a feeling that it keeps its beauty hidden, turned in upon itself, so that only those that go inside get to see. Democracy in action. Missing: Torridon's hills. Huge big lumps of sandstone, hurled down from above into flat peaty wasteland. Impregnable looking cliffs, stunning hills. Unique. My favourite part of Scotland. The standing stones of Callanish on Lewis. I've never been. Only seen photos. But more intact that the ring of Brodgar, with a more obvious purpose. Brodgar may have been a burial groud, Callanish, definitely for sun worship. The stones running back to form the base of the cross, each aligned for a part of the lunar cycle so you can see the moon rise perfectly. One of my must sees. I'm sure theres more, but my daughter needs to get up now. Too many to deal with in one post. Agree theres a few non-wonders there
Replying to your comments
The Caledonian Canal: way, way way above the Falkirk Wheel. The wheel is impressive and pretty, but the Caledonian Canal was an engineering feat that pretty much re-defined what was possible. What Telford, and to a lesser extent, the various Macdams did then was ground-breaking, about a century ahead ofheir time. There was that programme last year where you got to vote for ‘great’ Brits, and the English banged on about Brunel. Telford paved his way, wrote his textbooks, etc. I’m not sure who engineered the Canal, but at the time, Scottish engineering and architecture led theway.

Iona/Staffa: Go, for a weekend. Its nice. Don’t do a day trip, stay over. The Iona hotel was good, tho maybe outwith a student budget. Do the trop to Staffa from there, and it the weather is good, it’ll be the highlight of your trip. Amazing place. Theres a wee notch in the rock on the walk to Fingals cave, and the boat skipper told us that legend had it if you made three wishes while sitting there, at least would come true within a year. I did it, and all three cane true. (one took about 13 months).

The Cuillens: yep

National Parks: erm its a bit sweeping for one. The Cairngorms on their own is a World Nature Heritage sight (which is why we build railways up it).

Ben Nevis: because its big, presumably?

Orkney: oh yes (but see below)

Whisky. But of course. Its our biggest and greatest export. It can be copied but never bettered, because it (partly) relies on the water for flavour, and our peaty water is pretty much unique.

The Scottish Parliament: definitely on the list beacuse of current controversy. A few years back it would have ben the Scottish museum and a few years time, something else. Interesting building. Plug ugly when you drive past it two or three times a week, but I’ve a feeling that it keeps its beauty hidden, turned in upon itself, so that only those that go inside get to see. Democracy in action.

Missing:
Torridon’s hills. Huge big lumps of sandstone, hurled down from above into flat peaty wasteland. Impregnable looking cliffs, stunning hills. Unique. My favourite part of Scotland.
The standing stones of Callanish on Lewis. I’ve never been. Only seen photos. But more intact that the ring of Brodgar, with a more obvious purpose. Brodgar may have been a burial groud, Callanish, definitely for sun worship. The stones running back to form the base of the cross, each aligned for a part of the lunar cycle so you can see the moon rise perfectly. One of my must sees.

I’m sure theres more, but my daughter needs to get up now.

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