Warrior of the Glen.

Hi Friends,

This is The mighty Glencoe at its best , From the Kings house in the West and the Sword loch At Rannoch moor its all amazing many times I have came up here with my family and just adored the scenery and Its might of the rivers and Glens and moorland.

Listening to the deer at night..

Much of this wilderness has never changed from the beginning of time and and the tmes of Wallace and Bruce and Bonnie Prince Charlie,

The kings house hotel is a nice spot to stop of and have a cuppa and camp at night .

Loads of people do this on the west highland way. A very popular walk way in Scotland from the outskirts of Glasgow starts at Millingave and finishes at Fort William in the North.

Passing through the village of Glencoe if you know where the massacre monument is its well worth a visit and this was erected to the clan Mc Donald whom were massacred by the Clan Campbell.Under the orders of William the III.

Then the majestic church of ballahullish its has a very interesting grave yard with two solders’ of the cameronians whom were captured in the second world war and escaped using the Gaelic language to the safety of Scotland..

Then Thiers the monument to James Stewart of the Glen Condemned to death by a Campbell jury for a crime he did not commit this is the spot where his execution took place at the narrows of Ballahullish.

All in all it’s a fantastic place and a very nice journey.

For Alba warrior of the Glen .

Hi friends.

Hi I was invited to go to Comrie croft to do a photo shot of an open day at Comrie Croft in Comrie to do a jacobite weapons display, With Clann Gaidhelach,

This was a day to remember I loved every minnet of it.

The young adults loved it trying on the plaids and getting to hold the weapons.

It makes me wonder there are so many wars in the world why can’t we help these people out who need it.As long as one of these young adults grasp a small part of our efforts to day then its well worth it.

I had a very enjoyable day out thanks to Comrie Croft management team for the day out and the invite.

For Alba Warrior of the Glen .

In 1296 with only parts of the castle ( the Donjon, Prison Tower and the short connecting curtain wall) completed, the forces of King Edward I of England invaded Scotland at the start of the Wars of Scottish Independence and seized the castle.

Some 14 months later the English were besieged by Scottish forces during, who starved the occupying forces into submission. In August, 1301, Edward I brought a force of 6800 men complete with a high siege tower and re-took the castle after about 3 weeks of fighting. The English surrendered the castle after being defeated at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, then re-took it in 1336 and made it the headquarters of Edward III of England during his invasion of Scotland. During March 1337, a Scots army under the command of Andrew Murray of Bothwell re-took the castle (which was his ancestral home). In the process of retaking Bothwell castle the Scots demolished the western side of the great donjon, leaving only the eastern half standing.

During the later half of the 14th century Bothwell castle became the property of the Earls of Douglas who began a project of restoration and expansion, and by 1424 they had constructed the Great Hall and adjacent chapel with towers at the north east and south east corners and curtain walls connecting to the Donjon which enclosed the courtyard. For much of the 16th century the castle was the property of the crown and then came under the ownership of the Earls of Forfar in 1669.

By 1700 the Earls of Forfar abandoned the castle and moved to Bothwell House, a large new mansion built by Archibald Douglas, 1st earl of Forfar close to the east of the castle. The house was eventually demolished in 1926 due to mining subsidence.

Bothwell castle came into State care in 1935 and nowadays is managed by Historic Scotland and open to the public.I remember comming here on a school trip when i was young ,I was at primary school .The memmories still stick in my mined . 

For Alba Warrior of the Glen .