05-24-2006, 10:11 AM | #181 |
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5.0 Morayshire?
I'm going to have "The Bonny Earl of Moray" in my head all day now I don't understand the clue to 5.1 though... 5.2 Aberdeenshire? 5.4 Crathie? 1.1 the Cairngorms? 1.2 the Great Glen 1.3 West Highlands? 1.7 Ruthven? 2.1 Glamis Castle?
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05-24-2006, 01:36 PM | #182 |
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Very good, Sunstar. 6 of 8. U may continue.
...building: 2.3 - A base for GII's army in 1769. = Fort George ...building: 2.4 - 8 miles east of Nairn set in 70 hectares of parkland. = Brodie Castle ...village in that part of the country: 2.5 - 2 miles off the A9. Has a major place of worship and a building. = Dornoch ...building: 2.6 - One mile north of Golspie. = Dunrobin Castle ...ferryman: 2.9 - One of three brothers commisioned to operate trafic by James IV in 1496. = John o’Groats Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 05-25-2006 at 05:30 PM. |
05-25-2006, 05:40 PM | #183 |
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...piece of land:
3.0 - Of blue *** = Isle of Skye ...town on it: 3.1 - Named after a visit by James V.= Portree ...piece(s) of land: 3.2 - LOTR baddy + No = Orkney Islands ...town: 3.3 - Mr Douglas + side of house. = Kirkwall ...piece(s) of land: 3.4 - Sixty miles north of 3.2. = the Shetland Isles ...town: 3.5 - 12th letter + 5 letter + 18th letter + liting bit on candle. = Lerwick ...and this concludes the Scotland session... Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 05-26-2006 at 10:41 AM. |
05-26-2006, 09:54 AM | #184 |
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3.2 Orkney
3.3 Kirkwall 3.4 the Shetland Isles 3.5 Lerwick
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05-26-2006, 10:52 AM | #185 |
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...onto the Wales session...
...part of the country: 1.1 - Huge sea-creatures. = Wales ...city it that part of the country: 1.2 - Capital. = Cardiff ...major building in that city: 1.3 - Designed for the third Lord Bute by the Victorian architect William Burges. = Cardiff Castle ...place of memorabilia: 1.4 - Of that part of the country. = the National Museum Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 05-26-2006 at 11:25 AM. |
05-26-2006, 11:19 AM | #186 |
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1.1 Hmm, I wonder? Could it be Wales?
1.2 Cardiff 1.3 Cardiff Castle? 1.4 the National Museum
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05-26-2006, 11:35 AM | #187 |
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Indeed it is...drumroll...Wales
Correct indeed, SS, U may proceed. ...major place of worship: 1.5 - Dating from 1130. In a suburb of 1.1. On its exterior faces of monarchs, Edward VIII's uncrowned head. = Llandaff Cathedral ...the south-eastern wales session... ...building: 1.6 - Summer retreat of the Bute family. North-west of 1.1. = Castell Coch ...building: 1.7 - Nine miles north of 1.1. Built in stages by Gilbert de clare. = Caerophilly Castle ...place of memorabilia: 1.8 - Of Land's culture at a holified end piece of cigarette + Year in French. = Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 05-30-2006 at 04:01 PM. |
05-26-2006, 04:31 PM | #188 |
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1.6 Castell Coch?
1.7 Caerphilly Castle
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05-26-2006, 05:59 PM | #189 |
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Correct indeed. U may proceed.
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05-30-2006, 12:58 PM | #190 |
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1.5 Llandaff Cathedral?
1.8 Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
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05-30-2006, 04:20 PM | #191 |
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Correct indeed. U may proceed.
...city in that part of the country: 1.9 - John the movie musician. = Barry ...green area: 2.0 - Between Pontypridd and Porth. = Rhondda Valley and Heritag Park ...city in that part of the country: 2.1 - Busy industrial commercial centre, one of the biggest in Wales. = Newport ...ruin: 2.2 - The most important Roman site in Wales. = Caerleon Roman Fortress ...river: 2.3 - Flows 154 miles from its source at Plynlimon to meet the river Severn at Cheptstow. = the River Wye ...town in that part of the country: 2.4 - Birthplace of Henry V. = Monmouth ...place of contemplation: 2.5 - Cistercian abbey painted by Turner and laude by Wordsworth. = Tintern Abbey ...building: 2.6 - Last medieval such to be built in the country. = Raglan Castle? ...city in that part of the country: 2.7 - Lies in the confluence between 2.3 and the Severn. = Chepstow ...town in that part of the country: 2.8 - Second largest in Wales. = Swansea ...town in that part of the country: 2.9 - Alleged birthplace of Merlin. = Carmarthen Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-04-2006 at 03:33 PM. |
06-01-2006, 02:25 PM | #192 |
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2.3 the River Wye
2.4 Monmouth 2.5 Tintern Abbey 2.7 Chepstow? 2.9 Carmarthen
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06-01-2006, 02:46 PM | #193 |
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06-04-2006, 02:20 PM | #194 |
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1.9 Newport?
2.2 Caerleon? 2.6 Raglan Castle? 2.8 Swansea?
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06-04-2006, 04:02 PM | #195 |
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Correct indeed. U may proceed.
...building: 3.0 - Author of Under Milk Wood's vessel's place. = Dylan Thomas Boathouse ...green area: 3.1 - In which a path, called after the area, runs from Amroth in the south to Poppit Sands in the north, 189 miles long. = Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ...town in that area of the country: 3.2 - Name in Welsh means Little Fort of the Fishes. = Tenby ...piece of land outside 3.2: 3.3 - 20 mile boattrip takes u to this place from 3.2 = Caldey Island ...city in that part of the country: 3.4 - Namesake of 3.1. = Pembroke ...place in that city: 3.5 - Where u go to Ireland = Pembroke Docks ...building: 3.6 - Of the City. = Pembroke Castle ...town in that part of the country: 3.7 - Holified defeater of Goliath = St David's ...major place of worship: 3.8 - Of 3.7 = St David's Cathedral ...and this concludes the South Wales-session... Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-07-2006 at 02:44 PM. |
06-05-2006, 08:43 AM | #196 |
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3.1 Pembrokeship Coast National Park?
3.2 Tenby 3.3 Caldey Island 3.4 Pembroke 3.5 Pembroke Dock 3.6 Pembroke Castle? 3.7 St David's 3.8 St David's Cathedral
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06-05-2006, 01:12 PM | #197 |
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Correct indeed. U may proceed.
...thus begins the Central Wales-session... ...green area: 4.0 - Of which Pen-y-Fan is the highest top at 886m. = Brecon Beacons National Park ...path in that green area: 4.1 - Least demanding of walks is that along the Monmouthshire and ***** canal. = Usk Valley ...dark range in that green area: 4.2 - best views are to be found on this range. = the Black Mountains ...town in that green area: 4.3 - name sake of 4.0. = Brecon ...major place of worship: 4.4 - Of 4.3 = Brecon Cathedral ...city in that part of the country: 4.5 - Styles itself as the Gateway to Wales. = Abergavenny Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-06-2006 at 10:13 AM. |
06-06-2006, 08:40 AM | #198 |
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4.0 Brecon Beacons National Park
4.1 the Taff Trail? 4.2 the Black Mountains 4.3 Brecon 4.4 Brecon Cathedral 4.5 Abergavenny
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06-06-2006, 10:35 AM | #199 |
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5 of 6, very good SS. U may continue.
...place of worship: 4.7 - The ruins of the 13th century Augustinian p o w and meditatory outbildings of Cadw. = Llanthony Priory ...town in that part of the country: 4.9 - Declared it's independency from Britain, 1 April 1977. = Hay-on-Wye ...area: 5.0 - Stretching from BBNP in the south to Snowdonia in the north. = Powys ...place of relaxation: 5.1 - Famous for it's local sulphur spring. (not Bath, which is in England) = Llanwrtyd Wells ...place of relaxation: 5.2 - You can still take the water outside the Pumproom in Rock Park - but no treatment is available. = Llandrindo wells ...town in that part of the country: 5.5 - Site of the setting up of Glynwr's parlament.= Machynlleth Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-07-2006 at 02:54 PM. |
06-07-2006, 01:00 PM | #200 |
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4.7 Llanthony Priory?
4.9 Hay-on-Wye 5.0 Powys? 5.1 Builth Wells? 5.2 Llanwrtyd Wells? 5.5 Machynlleth?
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