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The Scots Overseas

The Scots Overseas

David Dobson

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Heritage Books
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2013
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9781585495894
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Covers the areas of Aberdeen and North East Scotland; Fife, Moray and Banff; Angus and Perth; Southern Scotland, Glasgow and the West of Scotland; Orkney and Shetland, The Lothians, and the Northern Highlands. Originally published by the author in multiple parts.

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