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Gentleman, Gentlewoman. Ministerialis. Lord of the Manor. v. t. e. Thane ( / ˈθeɪn /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [ 1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [ 2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
Lake: 160,300 acres (649 km 2 ) Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Marshall County [ 3] 1,351 acres (5.5 km 2 ) Lake Barkley State Resort Park. Trigg County [ 3] Park: 3,600 acres (15 km 2) Lake: 57,920 acres (234 km 2 ) Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
Scotland has over 900 islands, each with its own unique history, culture and wildlife. This Wikipedia article provides a comprehensive list of islands of Scotland, grouped by geographical location, size, population and other features. Learn about the largest island in Scotland, the most remote island in the British Isles, the island where Saint Patrick was born and more.
The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [ 1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons.
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June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...
Kingdom of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain ...
Castle Mestag, Stroma. Stac Biorach (at left) and Stac Soay between Hirta and Soay. There are several small groupings of outlying islands involved. The most significant of these is the St Kilda archipelago [ Note 2] which lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist and is now a World Heritage Site.