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The Mainland is the principal island of Shetland in Scotland. Covering an area of 899 km2, the island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, which is the main administrative centre, and major point of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
In the course of his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice: in 55 and 54 BC. On the first occasion, Caesar took with him only two legions, and achieved little beyond a landing on the coast of Kent. The second invasion was more su
Monsters of Rock was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. It later branched into other locations such as t
Astoria is a grand houseboat moored on the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, between Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare and St Alban's Riverside. Astoria was built in 1911 for impresario Fred Karno, proprie
Auchentoshan distillery is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dalmuir, Scotland. The name Auchentoshan is from Gaelic Achadh an Oisein and translates as "corner field". The distillery is also known as "Glasgow's Malt Whisky"
Fair Isle (; Friðarey) is the southernmost of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is situated at the approximate midpoint between the southern tip of Mainland in Shetland and North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, in an are
Tannadice Park, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United, who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dunde
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of its predecessor, the British Em
Jersey (; Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing British Crown Dependency in Northwestern Europe 14 mi off the Cotentin Peninsula of north-west France. At 45 sqmi, the main island, Jersey, is the lar
Eilean Donan (Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs (Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh) in the western Highlands of Scotland, about 1 km from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the ma
The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islands form part of the archipelago
Battersea Power Station is a preserved coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC) to the design of Leona