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Brigadoon

Five Imaginary Scottish Places. Stuart Kelly explores imaginary Scottish locations. 5/5. Stuart discusses Brigadoon, the titular village of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

Unthank, Brigadoon, Thrums. Scottish literature is filled with place names that can't be found in a gazeteer or GPS. The literary critic Stuart Kelly explores the imaginary locations that have provided the settings for some of Scotland's greatest novels. He concludes his visit to imaginary Scottish places with a visit to Brigadoon.

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