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Subject: Re: nfo on Scotland neededd
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Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 10:41:01 EDT
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Well, we went to Scotland in July of this year. We've been
planning to put up a trip report, but we've been too busy
giving slide shows...

In any case, the area around Inverness (that's inverNESS :-) is pretty
nice.  You can wander through the great glen (it's a good day's cruise, on
some typical Scottish roads, half of them single track with passing
spaces...).   Near Inverness is Castle Cawdor, which is sort (hack,
cough) of commercial, it's got a parking lot damn near as big as
Edinburgh castle :-(, and Fort George (or is it william?)  On the
road to Cawdor is another Castle that's still a residence, it's
open some times.

If you head south (Stirling, Dunblaine, Doune), there are two
nice castles.  Doune is an abondoned castle that's been taken
over by the Friends of Scottish monuments, and you can peruse all the
parts that aren't collapsing, which is mostof the castle.  Stirling
is still in use (Stirling castle, that is), but is sort of nice,
and bigger than Doune (but you can't wander about freely).

Dunblaine isn't much of anything, except for a good B&B, called
Birchcrest (or Birchwood).  (Mrs. Peggie is the owner.  Tell
her that the Johnstons said hello.)  Be nice to them.


Inverness itself is sort of grubby, by Scottish standards, or
so we thought.

There is a Scottish Castle Map, made by someone or other,
maybe I'll post who tonight, that is useful in finding
castles.  There are lots, of various sorts, around Inverness.

In general, if you want to see a castle or two,
see Doune.  If you want to see scenery, head west from Doune,
pass the FIRST woolen mill and stop at the second, (if you
want to look at good woolens) stop at the  waterfalls. 
(now that's class 6 water, guys.  I think the only way to do
that rapids is on belay :-) 
Head north from there to the middle of the great Glen, and come
up around Loch Ness.  

Remember, Scotland is smaller than you think.

Drive carefully, and PASS ON THE RIGHT, stay to the LEFT!

There's lots of other nice places to go, of course, I can
only vouch for what we've seen.

Enjoy.

The day will be rather short late in the year, you'll want to do some
of the travelling in the dark, I think.

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