chimney stack

A woman who bought a 42m-tall chimney stack for her husband's birthday said she was surprised she did not end up in a bidding battle.

Describing her insurance company as "horrendously unhelpful", she said she told them that the chimney stack would not withstand another storm and could potentially fall and injure or kill someone - or come through the roof.

A more commonly accepted version of Sion Corn's name however is Jack of the Chimney, with theories that the word corn refers to "corn simdde" or chimney stack, and was the place where Sion Corn came into the house, in the same way as Santa Claus.

The birds had pecked hundreds of holes on the chimney stack, where Castro said he believes they stashed and snacked on acorns for two to five years.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pushed the button to ignite 700kg of explosives, bringing down the chimney stack.