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Imperial, royal, noble,gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Daniel Boone, as pictured in The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke. The Discovery, Settlement and present State of Kentucke and an Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country is a 1784 book by John Filson. It describes the discovery, purchase and settlement of Kentucky. Inaccuracies in the text ...
River islands of Kentucky (4 P) Pages in category "Islands of Kentucky" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
Topographic map of Scotland Boreray and the stacks from the heights of Conachair, Hirta The outlying islands of Scotland are not part of the larger archipelagos and island groups of Scotland—the Hebrides, the Northern Isles or the Islands of the Forth and Clyde estuaries. None of these islands are currently inhabited and few of them ever were, although Hirta was occupied from the Neolithic ...
The Isle of Thanet ( / ˈθænɪt /) is a peninsula forming the easternmost part of Kent, England. While in the past it was separated from the mainland by the 600-metre-wide (2,000 ft) Wantsum Channel, [ 1] it is no longer an island. Archaeological remains testify to its settlement in ancient times. Today, it is a tourist destination, and has ...