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| | Wednesday, 23 October, 2002, 22:02 GMT 23:02 UK In pictures: The centre of Scotland The geographic centre of Scotland is on a hillside near the northern tip of Loch Garry. When BBC News Online visited, civil engineers were replacing a rail bridge just 250 metres from Scotland's exact centre.
 The northern tip of Loch Garry, just three kilometres from the heart of Scotland  As construction goes ahead, a nearby brook provides some tranquility  The A9 and Perth-Inverness rail line thunder past the significant site  An Ordnance Survey map of the area  A global positioning system helps pinpoint the location  Dalnaspidal hunting estate is set dramatically at Loch Garry's northern tip | |
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