Rose-hips, Round Loch
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Rose-hips, Round Loch
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 10 Oct 2010
Rose-hips are rich in vitamin C, and during the Second World War a campaign to collect them each autumn produced 2.5 million bottles of rose-hip syrup, which contained as much vitamin C as 25 million oranges.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.530601
Longitude
-3.137989