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Scottish National Trail aims to link landscape and history | Scottish National Trail aims to link landscape and history |
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First Minister Alex Salmond has officially launched Scotland's longest walking trail later. | |
Stretching from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders up to Cape Wrath in Sutherland, the route runs to about 470 miles (756.3km). | Stretching from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders up to Cape Wrath in Sutherland, the route runs to about 470 miles (756.3km). |
Called the Scottish National Trail, it was put together by writer and mountaineer Cameron McNeish. | Called the Scottish National Trail, it was put together by writer and mountaineer Cameron McNeish. |
One of the ideas behind creating the route was to link up different parts of Scotland's landscape and history. | One of the ideas behind creating the route was to link up different parts of Scotland's landscape and history. |
Mr McNeish said the opening of the trail came at a time when Scotland was beginning a "process of re-discovery". | Mr McNeish said the opening of the trail came at a time when Scotland was beginning a "process of re-discovery". |
He said: "For some time I have believed passionately that Scotland should have a long-distance trail that ran the length of the country." | He said: "For some time I have believed passionately that Scotland should have a long-distance trail that ran the length of the country." |
Mr Salmond launched the route in Edinburgh. |
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