A bleak forecast for the treasures of Scotland as climate change takes hol

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By Paul Kelbie, Scotland Correspondent
22 February 2005

For centuries, Scotland's man-made and natural treasures have withstood the tests of time and the elements.

But conservationists are warning that, within the next 20 years, many of the country's most important heritage sites could be destroyed by man's failure to combat climate change.

The National Trust for Scotland is concerned that many of the 120 properties it has responsibility for could be at risk from violent storms, rising sea levels and a dramatic change in temperatures that will devastate wildlife and cause extensive damage to buildings.

Historic houses such as Culzean in Ayrshire and Brodie Castle, Inverness, have already suffered damage. At Culzean, on a cliff above the sea, rising sea levels and violent storms have begun eroding the shoreline that, for centuries, has afforded the castle and its gardens protection.

HERITAGE AT RISK
Iona
St Kilda
Montrose Basin
Canna
Arduain Garden
Culzean Castle
Brodie Castle
Ben Lawers
Mar Lodge Estate
Inverewe Garden

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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=613509

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1. maybe when Bush's bikepath gets washed away with torential rains he

might--just might pay attention???????