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Offline GordonD

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Gazeteer for Scotland
« on: Sunday 27 August 06 17:21 BST (UK) »
Found a gazeteer for Scotland that gives both a modern description of towns, villages, areas as well as historical descriptions similar to those on Genuki. Also modern photos of many of the areas. The link is:

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/gaztitle.html

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Re: Gazeteer for Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 October 06 23:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi Gordon
I am supposed to be looking for newspapers  ;D and came across your link.I love the map it's the best i have seen for a long time.Now i can actually  see how far my ancestors travelled from one district to another and where the places are, I now know i need a newspaper in South lanark.i have now put in my favorites,Great site

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Re: Gazeteer for Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 May 07 23:08 BST (UK) »
This is a fabulous resource and is proving invaluable. I urge all who use it to make a donation, they will take paypal.
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