Castlemilk (M74 SDB series) Traditional Cache
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Castlemilk (M74 SDB series)
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Some call them 'motorway mayhem' caches, some call them 'one for the numbers' caches, or even 'SDBs'; but regardless of their name they are a welcome stop to break up a journey. All caches in this little series have are designed to entertain and educate cachers heading north, look out for a bonus piece of trivia on the underside of the cache lid!
Just off junction 18 this cache is placed in a layby overlooking farmland which was once part of the Castlemilk Estate which is where the Castlemilk Moorit sheep breed was developed in the early 1900s from moorit Shetland, Manx Loghtan and wild Moufflon sheep by the Buchanan-Jardine family to grace the parkland of their home near Lockerbie in Dumfriesshire.
As Castlemilk is famous (in certain circles) for wool here is some trivia about the most famous Scottish wollen product - tartan..............
Did you know that the world's first colour photograph (taken in 1861) was of a tartan ribbon?
Each kilt is made of about eight yards of material, and an average worsted wool kilt weighs around 4.5 to 5 pounds.
There are 8 types of tartan
- Chief's Dress Sett...worn by the chief and members of his/her family.
- The Clan Tartan...worn by members of the clan.
- The Hunting Tartan...Fall colors worn by members of the clan
- Mourning Setts...self explanatory.
- District Setts...regional, worn by anyone in that region.
- The Womens Sett...usually black and white colors.
- The Royal Stewart and Blackwatch are free tartans which may be worn by anyone.
- It is appropriate for all subjects of the Queen to wear the Royal Stewart tartan
The earliest example of tartan dates from the third century AD. A two coloured check, named the 'Falkirk' tartan, was found near the Roman Antonine wall.
The first, and only tartan, to date, on the Moon was the Macbean, worn by Alan Bean on Apollo 12 in November, 1969
While women can and do wear tartan, they do not, however, wear the kilt. The kilt is a male garment, and is distinguished from the female pleated skirt by the length of cloth used in its construction (7 or 8 yards), the large number of pleats and its weight. The length of the kilt is very precise, stretching only to half way down the knee. The pleated skirt is usually much longer, as well as being narrower, with a smaller number of broader pleats.
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