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Nessie and Flora make icons list
A fake picture of Nessie taken in 1934
A fake picture of Nessie taken in 1934
A new internet poll is trying to find the ultimate Highlands and Islands icon.

The Loch Ness Monster and Flora Macdonald are among the names vying for top spot in the vote being run as part of the Highland 2007 Year of Culture.

Bonnie Prince Charlie - the man Flora helped to escape from the Isle of Uist following defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 - is also in the poll.

The internet vote can be found at highland2007.com/highland-icons.html.

Initial nominations were sought in a Scottish Provincial Press newspapers' competition.


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