question about scotland???

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Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	♥♥Straykitten♥♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 15:24
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	why is it places are called isle when there not islands? i no it might be as silly question but it has made me wonder iv been to a few placs in scotland and they all seem to be called the isle of somthing or other luv stray xxx
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12 949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	30 Sep 2008 15:34
	Where have you been Stray?
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	♥♥Straykitten♥♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 15:38
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	we stayed in the isle of whithorn and visited the mull of gallowaay nott he isle of mull lol just googled it lol " and drove all over while we were there was 2 yr ago but scotland is a beautiful place
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12 949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	30 Sep 2008 15:45
	I just wish we got better weather it is lovley. I wanted to go to a few places I have never been for a main holiday but OH says no he's not risking a holiday with rain lol We did go to Machrahanish, Mull of Kintyre,Cambeltown. Narrow wynding roads but lovely to see. We stayed two nights in a wigwam. Marion
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	♥♥Straykitten♥♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 15:56
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	oh we saw a wigwam in a garden when we went lol we went to monteth animal centre it was lovely and strareer was brill we also went to a cave that was more of a hole int he wall after walking for what seemed like hours thro some woods then ended up on a stunning beach were the cave was not sure of me spellings lol we were on about our holiday today which made me wonder why everywere is called isle lol
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12 949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	30 Sep 2008 16:00
	Google wigwam holidays,they are wooden. We were in Machrahanish...lovely beaches there.loads of jelly fish lol
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 1 072 Send Message	Phyllis	Report	30 Sep 2008 16:21
	StrayKitten, You have been to my adopted home, I am glad that you liked it.
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 1 872 Send Message	Peipal	Report	30 Sep 2008 16:36
	The isle of whithorn used to be an island once but in the late 1700s they improved the harbour and added a causway, on which most of the village is now built lol xx
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6 064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 16:38
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6 064 Send Message	An Isle is just a small Island. Betty
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6 064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 16:40
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6 064 Send Message	But then you can also have the Isle of Man? Betty
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	♥♥Straykitten♥♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 19:11
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	i will marion hun thanks we are hoping on takignt he kids to scotland for a holiday next year thanks steve so does that mean all the other isles in scotland used to be islands? bellbair scotland is lovely the scenery is breathtaking and popin to gretna green on the way back was brill ""we nvr got married tho lol yeah betty thats what i thought so wondered why so many places in scotland are called the isle of "then a name wen there all connected to scotland
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 27 459 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	30 Sep 2008 19:19
	England has Isles too eg. Isle of Dogs, Isle of Oxney
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	♥♥Straykitten♥♥	Report	30 Sep 2008 19:21
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 12 385 Send Message	oh does it i never knew xxx well wonder if they were all islands that were joined hmmm

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