Bealach na Bà - a rollercoaster of a road in the Scottish Highlands
Bealach na Bà ("Pass of the Cattle") connects Torridon to Applecross in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. It has the steepest ascent of any road climb in the UK.
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The Moorhen - happy in your local pond
The common moorhen, a distinctive aquatic bird, is an interesting resident of most local parks, often to be found enjoying the water's edge.
Rugby School - where the game of Rugby was invented?
Rugby School in Warwickshire was founded in 1567, making it one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Its alumni include a UK Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain), as well as several bishops, poets and scientists.
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson was an English writer and printer. Writing in the mid 1700s, he is regarded as one of the most important innovators of the novel form.
The Merry Maidens - Cornish neolithic stone circle
The Merry Maidens, and also known as Dawn's Men, is a late neolithic stone circle located 2 miles to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall. The stones are south west of Penzance, and not far from Land’s End. They are consist of a restored, Neolithic stone circle of nineteen stones made using local granite.
Britain's first drinking fountains - gifts of a Liverpool merchant
The first free drinking fountains in Britain were installed in Liverpool in the 1850s by Anglo-Swiss cotton merchant Charles Pierre Melly. Soon other cities, including London, were following his lead. Between 1750 and 1900 the population of Great Britain increased four and half times from 9 million to 41 million.
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