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Aventinian · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: Finest town in Scotland

So, yes, what does Our Scotland think is the finest town (ie, not a city) in Scotland? No further criteria offered, just a general question.

I certainly think we have a fair number of contenders. At the moment, I'm siding towards Elgin, although I haven't been in years and I may have rose-tinted my memories somewhat.

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Red Justice · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

For me Dumfries where I was born and lived until the end of the 1970s. Still a nice SW town despite the changes over the years. Home to Rabbie Burns where he wrote his best poetry and the football team QOS who have upset Dundee in cup games occasionally over the years lol.
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azzuri · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 3787

I'd say Perth due to being just off the A9 but also very close to the A82, standard of living, proximity to both Glasgow and Edinburgh - you can travel virtually anywhere in Scotland within a few hours. The town itself is nice, has a good range of shopping facilities while retaining a lot of their older buildings.

Given the size of Perth and the fact it might be a city sometime soon, I'm going to say Pitlochry, for a lot of the same reasons as above.
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Cymro · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

Oban

I like the fact that the next big towns and cities are at least an hour away. I can jump on any number of ferries leaving the town to get to islands, it's got second to none scenaries.

And great pubs.

Ideal for forgetting about the stresses of work.

mairead · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject:

Perth, the ancient Capital of Scotland, for me as well
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Cymro · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

carol · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

I quite like Oban, been a few times and would go back there. Perth is a nightmare to navigate, I still haven't quite mastered driving or even walking through the town centre and I'm in there often enough! Scenery surrounding Perth is stunning Wink

thankfully the scenery I wake up to every morning Wink

My favourite has to be Stirling, stayed there when I was younger and lived near there for most of my life. Fab shopping centre, stunning walk up the Back Walk around the castle. Unfortunately haven't tried the nightlife for years, and can't remember much of it for being more than a bit legless Rolling Eyes

Abieuan · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

Cymro wrote:

Rinty · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

Cumnock!

Red, are you sure Rabbies 'best' poems were written in Dumfries? People from my town would claim Mauchline where he lived when he wrote his most famous poems and where he lived when the Kilmarnock Edition was published.

Blackadder · Time For Reincarnation Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 4663

Actually, what we call Dalriada was Dal nRiata and was the seat of Fergus Mor mac Erca. Kilmartin was only ONE of the centres where these Irish Scots had their powerbases.

The finest town in Scotland ... is the one you are most comfortable in.

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RadgeJougal · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

The shops in Perth are embarrassing.

kevin04 · I Love 'Our Scotland' Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 345

Ullapool has a nice wee feel to it, similar to Cymro's ideas of being so far from a major town or city and you can jump on a boat to the metropolis that is Stornoway every morning, liked the feel of tourists and locals a like.