Sherramore Lodge Day 4 - 10/2/08

Gary and Dave had finished their two hunts and went touring with us. First, Mitch drove us to Pitlochry to go shopping. Gary found a nice olive green tweed sportcoat. I found Sweeney Tod and a grist mill to photograph. There were lots of cute shops to go into in this quaint little village.





Next we stopped at a bridge by Killiecrankie to admire the view up the river. Mitch also told us about the battle at Killiecrankie between the Jacobites and William’s army in 1689. They were under Graham of Claverhouse, but he was killed. Most of them then lost heart and returned to the Highlands.

The Garry bridge also marks the junction of an ancient route to the West and Western Isles with it being the main road between the Highlands and Lowlands.

At Bruar, we had lunch then Gary and I visited an art gallery where we saw the most spectacular sculpture of two stags fighting.

Then we took the path to go up to the Falls of Bruar. It was a nice hike, but I got tired half-way up and had to rest.





We took the tour at Blair Castle built prior to 1269. In 1746, it was the site of a Jacobite uprising, and it is the last castle in the Birtish isles to be fired upon in anger. Today, the Duke of Atholl, the owner of the castle is the only British subject permitted to maintain a private army, called the Atholl Highlanders. Bonnie Prince Charlie slept here prior to the siege.

Dinner was cooked by Mike. He served salmon with lemon butter sauce, broccoli, boiled potatoes and leftover dessert.