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The Standing Stones Hotel on fire.
Picture added on 06 August 2007
Looks Fair Different To How It Looks Nowadays
Added by Andrew on 11 August 2007
During WWII, WREN Edna (now Mrs Wighton) & pal Bunty were taken to the Standing Stones for Sunday Lunch by 2 pilots in a seaplane which they moored in the loch. After lunch they came out to find it had sunk in 18 inches of water - they'd left the sea-cocks open & were rather embarrassed filling in the Accident report...
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Added by Jo Jones (nee Richards) on 27 July 2009