SD6010 : Little Scotland

near to Blackrod, Bolton, Great Britain

Little Scotland
Little Scotland
Why should this farmland to the South of Blundell Lane be called Little Scotland? The landowner, Baron Haigh of Wigan, was also Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. He could call it anything he liked. He liked the place of his birth. Any arguments?
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SD6010   (find more images nearby)
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David Hignett   (find more nearby)
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Geograph (First for SD6010)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 September, 2005   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 September, 2005
Category
Farmland   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 604 108 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:35.5363N 2:35.9850W
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