Just before lockdown started in Scotland (again), I went for a drive to Kilmartin. I have been here before, but wanted to spend additional time looking at the Templar graves and ancient standing stones in the area.
Driving through the lovely village of Arrochar on Loch Long…
…to a diversion due to another landslide (just one of the parts of life when one lives in the mountains)…
…through Inverary (that the Duke of Argyll (it’s his castle you will see in a minute on the right) says is pronounced In-ver-reh-ra… Who am I to argue? 🙂 )
…and eventually arriving in Kilmartin…
~ Bella
After finding the Walter Mitty Bridge, Harry Hyundai, my trusty rental car and I went searching for the restaurant where in the movie the characters did the skateboard swap in the parking lot... Although currently closed thanks to our friendly virus, it was a lovely spot... Right next to the…
Largs - the original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic - and was the site of the last Viking battle in Scotland, in 1263. What was also interesting about that time, was that approximately 100 Viking war ships were moored on Loch Long, right in front of my holiday…