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Posts Tagged ‘Balnabocach’

The ‘most hated man in Scotland’ is killing my buzz in the Islands

By Ken McGoogan | June 5, 2017 | 1

In the mid-19th century, he was “the most hated man in Scotland.” For sure he had competition, but Colonel John Gordon lived in a fabulous castle (see below) and was also known as Scotland’s “richest commoner.”  Here in the Highlands and Islands, Gordon’s ghost has been killing my buzz. That’s not because he was wealthy, but…

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