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The former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw Buildings, Victoria Embankment

Scotland Yard is the traditional name of the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The name derives from a small, enclosed field in the Whitehall district of London, which was adjacent to the force's original headquarters. The name has remained through subsequent moves, first in 1890 to "New" Scotland Yard, an ornate brick building in the Italian Revival style designed by Norman Shaw on the Victoria Embankment, and then in 1967 to the present New Scotland Yard on Victoria Street in Westminster. Because the original Detective Division of the Metropolitan Police had its offices in the rear of Whitehall Place in the first of these buildings, which were reached by crossing Scotland Yard, the name has been especially associated with the department's detective branch, known since 1878 as the Criminal Investigation Department or CID, but the phrase "Scotland Yard" has also been applied to the Metropolitan Police as a whole (as it is used here). [more...]

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Scarborough Castle stands on a cliff top overlooking the town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England. The earliest castle fortifications on the site were built in the 1130s, and over the centuries several other structures were added. Today, the castle is a ruin, but still attracts many visitors to climb the battlements, take in the views and enjoy the accompanying interactive exhibition run by English Heritage.[more...]

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-[[Image:Highland_Dance_001.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Highland dancer wearing a kilt]]
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-A '''[[kilt]]''', as the term is used in this article, is a skirtlike traditional [[Scotland|Scottish]] garment in its modern form as illustrated in the photo at right. In this form, the kilt can be seen at modern-day [[Highland games]] gatherings in Scotland and elsewhere throughout the world. Historical forms of the Scottish kilt have differed in several particulars (some quite substantial) from the modern-day version.  The modern Scottish kilt is worn by both male and female [[Highland dancing|Highland dancers]], [[Great Highland Bagpipe|bagpipers]], Highland athletes, and other performers and entertainers. Apart from these activities, it is worn almost exclusively by men at Highland Games and elsewhere. Women other than dancers and performers sometimes wear a kiltlike garment called a [[Kilt variants#Kilt-skirt|kilt-skirt]] which differs in several particulars from the kilt.  The organizations which sanction and grade the competitions in Scottish [[highland dancing]] and [[bagpipes|bagpiping]] all have rules governing acceptable attire for the competitors.
+'''[[Scotland Yard]]''' is the traditional name of the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police.  The name derives from a small, enclosed field in the [[Whitehall]] district of [[London]], which was adjacent to the force's original headquarters.  The name has remained through subsequent moves, first in 1890 to "New" Scotland Yard, an ornate brick building in the Italian Revival style designed by [[Norman Shaw]] on the [[Victoria Embankment]], and then in 1967 to the present New Scotland Yard on Victoria Street in [[Westminster]].  Because the original Detective Division of the Metropolitan Police had its offices in the rear of Whitehall Place in the first of these buildings, which were reached by crossing Scotland Yard, the name has been especially associated with the department's detective branch, known since 1878 as the [[Criminal Investigation Department]] or CID, but the phrase "Scotland Yard" has also been applied to the Metropolitan Police as a whole (as it is used here).
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