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E: 23/04 Win a week's summer walking holiday for 2 in the Austrian Alps{MERGED}
Etch
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Sunday Times Where Was I? competition:
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/where_was_i/article1271593.ece
Answers:
1 Who was the king? Macbeth
Macduff is said to have crossed the Forth at Earlsferry while fleeing from him in 1054
2 What is the name of the island? Isle of May
The saints:
First (feast day March 1): St Monan
Second (feast day August 26): St Ninian, see here
Third (feast day December 3): St Ethernan, see here
Fourth (feast day March 4): St Adrian
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/where_was_i/article1271593.ece
Answers:
1 Who was the king? Macbeth
Macduff is said to have crossed the Forth at Earlsferry while fleeing from him in 1054
2 What is the name of the island? Isle of May
The saints:
First (feast day March 1): St Monan
Second (feast day August 26): St Ninian, see here
Third (feast day December 3): St Ethernan, see here
Fourth (feast day March 4): St Adrian
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http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/where_was_i/article1271593.ece
James Braid is the golfer - born at Earlsferry, Fife, It is said that MacDuff, the Earl of Fife, crossed the Forth here in 1054 while fleeing from King Macbeth.
q 1 - King Macbeth
q 2 - Isle of May
St Adrian of May was killed on the Isle of May in AD 875
please feel free to check my answers and let me know if wrong
this comp starts on Sunday and ends next Wednesday - good luck"Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews0 -
Q2 - Isle of May
see here: http://www.ipl.org/div/light/SCOT/IsleofMayMain.html
Part of the text is:
More recently – well, 373 years ago – the island became home to the country’s first permanently manned lighthouse.
Just noticed its also posted here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=869739
How do you ask for a merge (help)?Thank You to all that post competitions. :T
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Hi, thanks very much for sharing your answers, ends wed 23rd :beer:0
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apologies Etch I have sent a pm to Dalkirst as I've duplicated your post"Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews0
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I've pmmed Dalkirst as Etch posted before me but has the same answers - chuffed as I know mine are correct if Etch has them"Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews0
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