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The road that appears to be running downhill is actually running uphill, and vice versa. Photographs taken from the middle of the brae.

The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. The phenomenon is an optical illusion.

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Electric Brae

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The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction...

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0634583°W / 54.1804167; -6.0634583 South Ayrshire: Electric Brae, on the A719 between Dunure and Croy Brae coordinates: 55°22′52″N 4°45′26″W / 55.38111°N...

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Ames room

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principle. For such a location in Ayrshire, Scotland, known as the Electric Brae, he found that a row of trees form a background similar to the setting...

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Brae oilfield

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The Brae field is a Scottish oil field. The name comes from a Scots language word for hillside. The field was discovered in 1974 by well 16/7-1 drilled...

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Zal Cleminson

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2016, Cleminson was collaborating with Alan Mair on a project called Electric Brae and some of his initial ideas were used for that, but he disliked how...

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South Ayrshire

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Museum (Robert Burns) Carrick Forest Crossraguel Abbey Culzean Castle Electric Brae Penkill Castle Souter Johnnie's Cottage Royal Troon Golf Club Turnberry...

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Andrew Greig

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1996 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. His first novel, Electric Brae: A Modern Romance (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for...

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A719 road

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course on the other. The A719 is famous for being the route of the Electric Brae between Drumshrang and Knoweside. A 0.25-mile (0.40 km) section of the...

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Dunure

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pagan groups from around Scotland and is open all year. The famous Electric Brae is located on the main road (where national speed limit of 60mph applies)...

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A roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

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Stranraer Kirkcolm A719 Turnberry North of Fenwick Passes over the Electric Brae. A720 Musselburgh South Gyle Edinburgh City Bypass. Number formerly...

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Mark Lovatt

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1st in Tour of the Peak (GBR) 2003 1st in Stage 3 Girvan Three Day, Electric Brae (GBR) 2003 1st in Lincoln International GP (GBR) 2003 1st in Five Valleys...

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List of places in South Ayrshire

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Dundonald, Dundonald Castle Dunure, Dunure Castle, Dunure railway station Electric Brae Failford Fisherton Girvan, Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Glasgow...

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This is a list of the electric utilities in Canada. This is a list of Canadian public and private electric utilities, by province. Electricity sector in...

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Scottish Hydro Electric

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merged with Southern Electric in 1998. The company was formed on 1 April 1989 to acquire the assets of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board ahead of electricity...

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Knoweside railway station

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the site of the station is a caravan park. Near to the station is the Electric Brae. Butt, page 137 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway...

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1992 in Scotland

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Alasdair Gray's novel Poor Things is published. Andrew Greig's novel Electric Brae is published. Rebel Inc. is first published as a counter-cultural literary...

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SSE plc

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North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board became Scottish Hydro-Electric, whilst the Southern Electricity Board became Southern Electric. Scottish and Southern...

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Falls of Foyers

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smelting plant, which required large amounts of electricity. The hydro-electric station at the plant took large volumes of water from the River Foyers...

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GE Capital Rail Services

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million. In 1989 GE acquired the railcar leasing and management business of Brae Corporation from holding company Leucadia National for approximately $180...

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List of power stations in Scotland

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Renewables. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008. "Braes of Doune". Airtricity. Retrieved 24 June 2008. "Caithness Wind Farms". Retrieved...

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