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Wednesday, 23 October, 2002, 22:02 GMT 23:02 UK
In pictures: The centre of Scotland
The geographic centre of Scotland is on a hillside near the northern tip of Loch Garry.
When BBC News Online visited, civil engineers were replacing a rail bridge just 250 metres from Scotland's exact centre.
The northern tip of Loch Garry, just three kilometres from the heart of Scotland
As construction goes ahead, a nearby brook provides some tranquility
The A9 and Perth-Inverness rail line thunder past the significant site
An Ordnance Survey map of the area
A global positioning system helps pinpoint the location
Dalnaspidal hunting estate is set dramatically at Loch Garry's northern tip
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