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The Falls of Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Eas na Smùide, meaning the smoking falls) are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland.They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet (14 m) and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet (30 m).
Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Foithir, meaning "shelving slope") [1] is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, [2] lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade , 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort Augustus .
Foyer served on the general council of the STUC for many years, served a term as chair of the STUC's youth committee. In 2020, she was appointed as General Secretary of the STUC, the first woman to hold the post. [3] [4] In March 2023, it was announced that Foyer would be joining Scottish newspaper The National as a regular columnist. [5]
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is a completely independent and autonomous trade union centre for Scotland. It is not a Scottish regional organisation of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). It was established in 1897 largely as a result of a political dispute with the TUC regarding political representation for the Labour movement. [2]
6 March 1934, Stig Hjelmquist founded in Tranås the company Firma Fabriksprodukter, that will later become Stiga. 1938 Production of the first articles that would make Stiga world-famous: the table tennis products. 1938 The new company name Stigma, later on changed to Stiga, was founded.
Boleskine House is 21 miles (34 km) south of Inverness, on the opposite side of Loch Ness from the Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, and halfway between the villages of Foyers and Inverfarigaig. [3] [4] The area has a history of strange happenings long before Aleister Crowley moved in. The parish of Boleskine was formed in the 13th Century. [5]
The Foyer housing model is a method of transitional housing for youth that evolved from temporary housing for laborers in Europe. After World War II, foyers were used to provide accommodation for a movement of people from rural France to cities seeking work.
The Stig is a character from the British motoring television show Top Gear.Created by former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman, the character is a play on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who or what is inside the Stig's racing suit.