User:Ben MacDui

Welcome to my User page. I prefer to edit articles about the wild and lonely places of North Britain and only rarely venture out to more civilised parts. Please note that 'Ben' is an honorific - my local friends call me 'MacDui'. When visiting my part of the world please: dunna chuck bruck such as orange peel, beer cans or aeroplanes. ensure you have suitable equipment as advised by Mountaineering Scotland. The local weather can be found here. I am currently listening to Holly Humberstone. Anyone wishing to offer a media opportunity should contact my agent, Am Fear Liath Mhor. Awards and brickbats See User:Ben MacDui/Awards GA Contributions Arran · Barra Head · Dubh Artach · Eday · Flora of Scotland · Flannan Isles · Geology of Scotland · Gigha · Hebrides · Inner Hebrides · Islands of the Clyde · Islands of the Forth · Islay · Jarlshof · Kingdom of the Isles · Lismore · Northern Isles · Mingulay · Orkney · Orkneyinga saga · Outer Hebrides · Papa Stour · Prehistoric Orkney · Raasay · Rùm · Scandinavian Scotland · Scotland during the Roman Empire · Shetland · Sigurd Hlodvirsson · Skerryvore · Skye · Staffa · Þorfinnr inn riki · Torf-Einarr Other Significant Contributions Domesticated Scottish breeds · Earl of Orkney · Gofraid of Lochlann · Hinba · Oldest buildings in Scotland · Oldest buildings in the world · Origins of the Uí Ímair and the Earls of Orkney · Rognvald Eysteinsson · Scottish island names · Seil · St Magnus Bay · Ulva · Yarrow Water · Yell Sound · Mostly fairly straightforward to get to GA/FL if the inspiration strikes. Other Interests These are a few of my favourite things. Image Article Subject Comment Dun Carloway Archaeology Iron Age penthouse Skara Brae Archaeology Meet the Flintstones Lunnasting stone Archaeology et tu nechton? Hylocomium splendens Botany The magical "Glittering Wood-moss" Woodsia alpina Botany Rowan and Martin had nothing on Lhwyd & Williams – pteridomania indeed. Lunga, Firth of Lorn Geography Rubha Fiola adventures – but watch out for the midges and the Grey Dog East Loch Tarbert, Argyll Geography Magnus Barefoot vs Robert the Bruce roller derby. Camastianavaig Geography The Battle of the Braes Sleeping Warrior Geography See Flickr for a decent view Yarrow Water Geography/literature Walter Scott, James Hogg, William Wordsworth and Tam Lin, all in one little glen. Hutton's Unconformity Geology "The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far back into the abyss of time." John Sands History The "M.P. for St Kilda" Hinba History An island in Scotland of unknown location... Land of Green Ginger History April Fool DYK – a small land, with even smaller windows. Invariant set postulate Mathematics Speculative resolution of the Bohr–Einstein debates. List of domesticated Scottish breeds Zoology Seaweed eating sheep et al. Suggestion for the Wiki-Stressed "Come away, human child, To the water and the wild, With a faery hand-in-hand, From a world more full of weeping Than you can understand." The ruins of Loch an Eilein Castle, Rothiemurchus. This user may be visible from here!

In Brief User information This user is a participant in WikiProject Scotland. This user is a member of WikiProject Scottish Islands. en- scoThis user can speak Scottish English. This user supports the European Union. This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user is a Geographer. In an emergency, this user may be slapped with a trout. Egyp-1 This user has a basic understanding of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Erdős 8 or moreThis user has an Erdős number of 8 or more. Wikipedia:Babel sco-2This brouker can contreibute wi a middlin level o Scots. gd-0Cha tuig an cleachdaiche seo Gàidhlig idir. Search user languages