Comments on: Beacon Ring Hillfort

By: James

James — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:05:09 +0000

@Johnathan: I thought I'd seen a few "E II R" psotboxes around, but you're right: apparently nationalists blew up a few postboxes in the 1950s, forcing royal mail to use the more attractive crown of Scotland instead. It was because Elizabeth I was Queen of England before the Union, so Elizabeth II of England is actually Elizabeth I of Scotland.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:11:00 +0000

Of course, you don’t actually see E II R throughout the UK, as you Edinburgh lads must know! Some Scots objected to the “II” as there hasn’t been another Queen Elizabeth of Scotland, and even went as far as setting fire to postboxes! As a result, boxes in Scotland now only display the crown without a monogram.

By: Neil B

Neil B — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:19:05 +0000

Royalist graffiti, brilliant.

By: russ

russ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:59:51 +0000

Australian postboxes also have E II R. Probably other commonwealth country too..