The Scots Magazine

FASCINATIN­G FACTS

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Beinn Dorain translates from the Gaelic as “hill of the otter”. It stands at 1076m (3530ft).

In 2007, the composer Ronald Stevenson wrote a work for chorus and orchestra based on Macintyre’s poem.

The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought in January 1746, and was the Jacobites’ last notable success.

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