confirmation .. Hogwarts is in Scotland - MAPS

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 83956

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "queen_astrofiammante"
<mail at c...> wrote:
> Talking about the location of Hogwarts, Geoff wrote:
> 
> > If you draw a line from the Norfolk area to Peebles and 
> > extrapolate it at its northern end, you are heading into the West 
> Highlands. 



> 
> Now Astrofiammante:
> 
> I had cause to be wondering about locations too the other day - I
> was exercised about where Sirius might have washed ashore when 
> swimming  back from Azkaban, and was peering at a map of Scotland. 
> 
> And I thought what a great location Rannoch Moor would be for 
> Hogwarts. It's under the Grampians, so seeing mountains in the 
> distance would be no problem. It fits the conventional wisdom of 
> Hogwarts being 'closer to Aberdeen than to Edinburgh'.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Astrofiammante


bboyy_mn:

Most of you have seen this already, bus as the subject has come up, I
will post it agian.

Web link - Location of Peebles relative to nearest UK rail line-
http://bluemoonmarket.homestead.com/Files/Hogwarts/UK-Rail1.htm

Web Link - Speculative locations of Hogwarts in Northern Scotland.
These are satellite image maps of norther Scotland showing rail lines,
towns, and road, as well as very good likeness of the geographic
features. 5 maps in all.

http://bluemoonmarket.homestead.com/Files/Hogwarts/hogwarts1.htm

Just passing it along.

bboy_mn