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Edinburgh (see
pp90–94) is the
administrative and
cultural cap ital of
Scotland. Its castle,
which dates back
to the 12th century,
gives spectacular
views of the
entire city.
Locator Map

Inverness York (see pp86–7) is a city of historical
treasures, with many relics from the
Aberdeen Roman and Viking ages. Its magnificent
minster has the largest collection of
medieval stained glass in Britain, and
Fort William
the city walls are well preserved.

Edinburgh
Glasgow

Derry
Carlisle Newcastle-
upon-Tyne
Belfast

IRELAND York
(see pp110–39) Leeds
Galway Manchester London (see pp50–71) was founded
Dublin Liverpool by the Romans in the 1st century
AD. The oldest part of the capital is
Caernarfon the City, where Sir Christopher
GREAT BRITAIN Wren’s masterpiece, St. Paul’s
(see pp44–109) Cathedral, stands.
Limerick Norwich
Birmingham
Waterford
Killarney Cambridge
Cork
Swansea Cardiff Oxford
Bristol
London
Bath
Bath (see pp78–9) is
Southampton Brighton named after the Roman
baths that stand at the
Exeter heart of the old town,
Plymouth next to the splendid
0 km 75 medieval abbey. The city
is full of elegant Georgian
0 miles 75
terraces, built in local
honey-colored limestone.

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