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We,
the
undersigned,
request
that
the
Scottish
Government
takes
steps
to
retain
the
remaining,
unfragmented
areas
of
open
hill
in
Scotland
through
the
identification
of
the
key
areas
to
be
safeguarded for future generations.
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Last Farewell to the Mountains
Cead deireannach nan bean
Mo shoraidh leis nan frìthean
O ‘s miorbhailteach na beannan iad…
Na blàran a tha priseil,
‘S na fàsaichean tha lìonmhor
O ‘s ait a leig mi dhìom iad,
Gu bràth mo mhile beannachd leo.
Fairwell to the deer forests,
Oh! What wonderful mountains they are…
The moors which are so precious,
And the pastures which are so plentiful,
Oh, joyfully I take my leave of them –
My final blessings to them forever.
__________
Duncan Ban Macintyre (1724-1812)
Donnachadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir
Written after his last visit to his beloved hills, aged 78
From ‘Songs of Gaelic Scotland’
by Ann Lorne Gillies
Published by Birlinn 2015, 2019