Scotland - November 2008
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The itinerary for the trip can be found at Serenity Scotland
Iain's pictures from the tour are located here
 
Scots Parliament Stone, Loch Coille Bharr, Kilmory Knap Chapel
 
A stone set in the Scots Parliament, Edinburgh Abandoned village - Loch Coille Bharr Another view abandoned village - Loch Coille Bharr Marker and holy well - Loch Coille Bharr Close Up of Holy Well at Loch Coille Bharr The abandoned village - Loch Coille Bharr Ghost Tree - Loch Coille Bharr Burn outside of village - Loch Coille Bharr
Another view of the burn - Loch Coille Bharr Arch - showing build up of plant material inside builidng - Loch Coille Bharr Loch Coille Bharr Herbridean Sheep and Me in Guise of Shepherd Iain welcoming his flock Stone Slabs - Kilmory Knap Chapel Kilmory Knap Chapel - Iain with Explanation Paddle Macmillan Cross - Kilmory Knap Chapel
               
Drovers' Road - Loch Fyne, Dunadd at Gloamin'
View from Drove Road - Loch Fyne Another view from the drove road - Loch Fyne Part of the Muir (bog) - drove road, Loch Fyne Iain consuling the map - which way to go? Loch Fyne On the drovers trail - still part of the current farm road - Loch Fyne The end of our walk - coming to the small loch on the drovers road - Loch Fyne Walking far enough so there's no one else about - Loch Fyne The drove road continues past the small loch into the hills - Loch Fyne
               
View from the small loch - Loch Fyne The hills across from the small loch - Loch Fyne Cloud cover on the small loch The stream flowing into the small loch - Loch Fyne Stream crossing the drove trail - Loch Fyne Iain needed to see what's on the other side Iain finding hs way back On top of Dunadd - Capital of the Scotti in Dalriada - footprint of the high king?
Dunadd - standing on top of Dunadd looking out over the countryside              
               
Achnabreck Cup and Ring Marked Rocks, Kilmartin Glen
 
Achnabreck Cup and Ring Marked stones - Kilmartin Glen, Argyll Archnabreck - carvings for navigating the skies or the land? Archnabreck - a gathering place for the tribes Archabreck - showing the water channels Kilmartin Glen - standing stones      
               

 Dun Skeig, Beaches of Kintyre, Mull of Kintyre - Southend & Campeltown
View from Dun Skeig - an iron age fort Dun Skeig from the beach (not my photo) View from Dun Skeig Iain explaining the topography - view of Isla and Jura Inside the dun View from the dun to the sea Another view from the walls of the dun Inside Dun Skeig's walls
The entrance into Dun Skeig Iain on top of the walls of Dun Skeig - finding his own way in The path down from Dun Skeig - well marked and pretty Becoming one with nature - who's holding up whom? A highland cow (cu) - wanting some attention? Another view from the top of Dun Skeig A beach on the road south to Kintyre - seeing Ireland in the distance The crash of the Kintyre surf
The sun coming out in Kintyre One of Columba's caves at Southend - Mull of Kintyre A skyscape - Mull of Kintyre Another set of footprints - Columba's well, Southend, Mull of Kintyre The georgous light over the bay at Southend Iain contemplating drinking from Columba's holy well - Southend View looking out from a small cave - Southend Entrance to one of the bigger caves - Southend
Campbeltown, Argyll - as the sun sets              
               

Castle Stalker, Memorial to James Stewart of the Glens, Glen Coe - Lost Valley
 
Castle Stalker Iain at the Memorial to James Stewart of the Glens Glen Coe Glen Coe - another view Iain at the entrance to the Lost Valley, Glen Coe Me at the entrance to the Lost Valley - glad to have made the walk In the Lost Valley, Glen Coe Iain in the Lost Valley, Glen Coe
               
Iain near one of the cairns in the Lost Valley, Glen Coe              
               

Drovers' Road - Loch Tay
 
View of Loch Tay - beginning of drovers road walk Iain taking a picture near a sheep pen on the drove walk View of the mountains and hills Another view of the hills around the drove walk A view of Loch Tay from the drove trail A sheep pen on the hills above the trail Dunan - small hillocks set among the hills - as far as we got on this walk Another view from the Dunans
Getting toward sunset Iain checking the map to decide if we go on or return to the van            
 

Fortingall, Tummel Bridge, Falls of Bruar, Hermitage
 
Fortingall Hotel early morning as the Scots Mist rolls down the hills Fortingall - more early morning mist Fortingall Hotel - comfortable and friendly The Fortingall Yew - the oldest living thing in Europe? The church next to the yew The Tummel Bridge The Queens View The Falls of Bruar
Upper Falls of Bruar Iain at the Hermitage Raging waters below the balcony Scotland - water and more water        
               
Blairgowrie - Military Road
               
Part of General Wade's road - Blairgowrie Another view same section And again - a fine summer's day in November