After the Nations Favourite Poems, Films, Comedians '
the Scotsman' (the paper not a bloke) has decided to launch a more parochial search for the
Seven Wonders of Scotland.Its a good idea but perhaps of little interest to the Borderers who will not be able to muster enough votes to get a local sight on the short list although the Scottish half of the Chain Bridge, Farmer C's Amazing Maize Maze, the view from Hutton Hill and the mighty Whiteadder Gorge surely deserve a place in this 'pantheon of pure delight' (from '
It's a
good day when you can see across the street' Willie Kerr's -The Border Ballads Revisited' pub Karinski and Korsikoff- Kiev 1956). I offer this thought to the Berwickshire-the Best Borders Sights/Sites Compilation. As a member of the Borderers Ambassadorial Corps I would hope that s[ponsorship will be forthcoming from our local tourism Czar.
THE Scotsman, in partnership with the National Trust for Scotland, has launched a public vote to find the SEVEN WONDERS OF SCOTLAND. It is a search to find the heartbeat of the nation, to discover those wonders - natural, manmade and cultural - which make Scotland what it is today.
From our shortlist of 30, we invite you to compile your own personal list of Seven Wonders. Which of our nation's treasures will you select? The Black Cuillin or Ben Nevis? Iona or St Kilda? The Forth Bridge or Rosslyn Chapel? Golf or single malt whisky? It's a tough choice.
The shortlisted 30 wonders will be "championed" in The Scotsman on Saturdays and Mondays over the coming weeks by public figures. They will argue why their choice MUST be a wonder of Scotland. Look out for Sir Alex Ferguson on the ships of Glasgow, Charles Kennedy on the Caledonian Canal and Elaine C Smith on the Scottish sense of humour.
How will you balance the remarkable variety of wonders and come up with a list of only seven? It's up to you - discuss it with family and friends or argue about it in the pub. Whatever the outcome, don't forget to cast your vote to make this a genuinely national choice.
Everyone who votes can take up an 18 months for 12 membership offer with the National Trust for Scotland - and will be entered into our Grand Prize Draw for a week-long luxury tour of Scotland, taking in each of the winning Seven Wonders.
