Tag Archives: Rannoch Moor

The Road to The Isles: Rannoch to Corrour

Posted on November 1, 2014 by jester1970

I have often passed Corrour on the train having just come a big hill and my eyes have been drawn to a lonely ruin which sits about a mile south of the station. Lonely, windswept and desolate, it stands atop … Continue reading →

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I’m Spartacus

Posted on July 30, 2014 by jester1970

  It’s almost 100 years since Scottish environmentalist John Muir died. The Father of the US National Park movement, he would have been appalled at the destructive behaviour of both the Scottish and UK Governments. The UK government has just … Continue reading →

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Rannoch Station to Kingshouse Hotel

Posted on December 3, 2013 by jester1970

Perhaps, even without a beard, I now look like the conventional outdoors type, as on a recent trip I was approached by a stranger asking if I knew the Rannoch area and could I recommend any short walks there. I could, … Continue reading →

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