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A career at the core of Orkney's marts

Auctioneer John Copland has plied his trade on the various islands of Orkney for half a century where, as he tells Ewan Pate, there have been plenty of highlights to looking after such an extensive territory.

Ewan Pate
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A career at the core of Orkney's marts

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