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From: (Scottish Quilter)
Subject: Re: North Britain
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:08:51 GMT
References: <2001091118464175698@zetnet.co.uk>, <2001092422530175698@zetnet.co.uk>, <3bb1bc86$0$32423$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>


On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:30:43 +0800, "Gav" <>
wrote:

>I lost some of the thread of this conversation, but a book I read some while
>ago showed early definitions in Great Britain and North Britain was
>definitely the name for Scotland!
>
>

I would agree with this!
On a recent visit to Brodie Castle and to Dunrobin Castle there were
letters on display which had N.B. in the addresses at the top of the
letters, meaning North Britain. These letters would date late 19th
early 20th centuries.
Elma in Glasgow, Scotland
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