661km, 6699m climbing
St Andrew’s Cathedral – Ruins of the cathedral dedicated to Scotland’s patron saint. Built 1160-1318 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrews_Cathedral
Edinburgh Castle – Europe’s most besieged castle https://en.https://www.edinburghcastle.scot
Pàrlamaid na h-Alba – Scottish Parliament, Holyrood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament
Bar Hill Antonine fort – Roman Empire’s NW border https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/antonine-wall-bar-hill-fort/
Scottish Event Campus – COP26 venue. https://www.sec.co.uk/visitor-information/how-to-get-here
Whitelee – The UK’s largest land-based wind farm. https://www.whiteleewindfarm.co.uk/visitor-centre
Hadrian’s Wall A small section of the Roman wall at Hare Hill. Banks East Turret & Pike Hill tower are nearby. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hare-hill-hadrians-wall/
Calder Hall The world’s 1st Nuclear Power Station, (& the first to suffer a close call with a meltdown). https://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/calder-hall/
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. World-leading research & teaching with a global reach. https://www.1planet1destiny.com/welcome/global-health/
Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man. Harnessing Hydropower. At 22m diameter, the world’s largest surviving waterwheel. Built by Casement in 1854 to pump out mines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxey_Wheel
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