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Postcard from the Past: Ailsa Craig

6th April 2020 Going Postal 0

Most people will be familiar with Ailsa Craig as the big rock on the horizon during the ferry journey between Loch Ryan in Galloway and Ulster.  It stands as a sentinel at the seaward end [more…]

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