WEE BITS...(CONT.)   

Donald Sutherland (1835-1919) from Wick, Caithness, discovered Sutherland Falls (one of the highest in the world) which bears his name at Milford Sound, in New Zealand.

He became known as The Hermit of Milford Sound"

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SO, WHIT'S THE RICHT COLOUR, THEN?... 

It's weel kent how before the Battle of Athelstaneford, the Scots saw a cross formation of clouds in the sky resembling a St Andrew's cross - the patron Saint. They took this sign as an omen and indeed they were successful in battle the next day. Thus the colours in the flag are supposed to be white to represent the clouds and azure, the colour of the sky towards the end of the day. However, Sky Blue is not the right colour - it is too light.

The Scottish Parliament has debated this matter and decided on Pantone 300 as the recommended colour. If you want this colour on your PC, the RGB Value on the colour sliders for Pantone 300 should be 0, 132, 202. The web value for fill colours should be "#0084CA".

But this is, as it says, "recommended"; there's no law saying it has to be this colour - so Flag Makers everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. 

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ABERDEEN, known as "the granite city" because so many of its buildings are made from that material, has been a royal burgh since the reign of King David I in the 12th century . The burgh records date from 1398, and are the oldest in Scotland.

It rains often on Aberdeen but, when the sun shines afterwards, the city shines and glistens as the light reflects off the flecks of mica in the granite.

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THE Highest Waterfall in the United Kingdom is Eas a'Chual Aluinn, near Glen Coul in the Highlands.

It has a drop of 201 metres (663 feet). The stream flows over the cliff edge and plunges in two cascades to the valley floor below, where the stream then flows into Loch Beag. This is an extension to Loch Glencoul that runs inland from Kylesku.

The closest rival is in Wales - Pistyll Rhaeadr - at only 73 metres (241 feet).

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