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Derek Harper
Thieves left one of Scotland’s most famous palaces vulnerable to lightning strikes during a wave of thefts across some of the country’s historic monuments.
Metal thieves stripped Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, of copper taping used to conduct lightning strikes from its roof to the ground.
The former royal residence was among 17 historic sites to be targeted.
There were 30 thefts at stately homes, castles and churches in thre… (View original article)