This is an example of a time when I really feel I’m in Scotland instead of Britain. Rick Steves Sep 13, 2014 7:30 AM Print ...

All across Scotland, archaeologists know that little round islands on the lochs are evidence of crannogs, circular lakefront houses built by big shots about 2,500 years ago.

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