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Oban, Scotland

Prince (my beloved car) and I decided to head out for the day and went in search of Oban…

This is not the colleseum, but rather McCaig’s Tower, built in 1897 by local banker John Stuart McCaig, with the aim of providing work for local stonemasons, and being a lasting monument to the McCaig family.

~ Bella

 

 

 

 

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