About Scotland
Scotland is such a varied country it is impossible for one site to do it justice but we will try our best to showcase as much of Scotland for you as we can.
Rannoch Moor
is an expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch , Rannoch Moor is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. Much of the western part of the moor lies within the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area,one of 40 such areas in Scotland.
It is notable for its wildlife, and is particularly famous as being the sole British location for the Rannoch-rush, named after the moor.
Peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of roads and railways. When the West Highland Line was built across Rannoch Moor, its builders had to float the tracks on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood and thousands of tons of earth and ashes. Corrour railway station, the UK's highest, and one of its most remote being 10 miles from the nearest public road, is located on this section of the line at 1,339 feet The line takes gentle curves totalling 23 miles across the moorland.
Rannoch Moor is also the ancestral home of Scrooge McDuck
Castle McDuck
was the seat of the Clan McDuck and the residence of the McDuck Family which was built sometime before 946 as a fortress for the Clan McDuck. It is located in Dismal Downs, which is located in the Rannoch Moor of Scotland.
is an expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch , Rannoch Moor is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. Much of the western part of the moor lies within the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area,one of 40 such areas in Scotland.
It is notable for its wildlife, and is particularly famous as being the sole British location for the Rannoch-rush, named after the moor.
Peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of roads and railways. When the West Highland Line was built across Rannoch Moor, its builders had to float the tracks on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood and thousands of tons of earth and ashes. Corrour railway station, the UK's highest, and one of its most remote being 10 miles from the nearest public road, is located on this section of the line at 1,339 feet The line takes gentle curves totalling 23 miles across the moorland.
Rannoch Moor is also the ancestral home of Scrooge McDuck
Castle McDuck
was the seat of the Clan McDuck and the residence of the McDuck Family which was built sometime before 946 as a fortress for the Clan McDuck. It is located in Dismal Downs, which is located in the Rannoch Moor of Scotland.
Glen Coe
Glen Coe
You may ask why we include a section on this specific Glen when Scotland has so many. The answer is simple there are certain locations in Scotland that carry with them a certain presence and Glen Coe is one of these.
Glen Coe is not only an area of stunning natural beauty but also an important historical area.
Most tours take the A82 Route from Tyndrum travelling through Bridge of Orchy heading north through the most stunning landscapes to be seen you may stop at the meeting of the three waters and marvel and the sounds and sights of the waterfalls before heading further north.
You will know when you have entered the glen as the sudden transition from the high mountain pass and the wooded lowlands open up to a wide expanse where you feel the sudden stillness as if even the birds themselves respect this area.
Behind this beauty lies a bloody part of Scottish history 13th of February 1692 an estimated 30 members of the Clan MacDonald were killed by government forces who were camped alongside them in the Glen,
The reasons behind this massacre was politically motivated following on from the battle of Killiecrankie at which the Jacobite army won a battle against the Williamite government troops the Scottish government held a series of meetings with the Jacobite chiefs were the Scottish government offered various terms to the Jacobite chiefs to swear allegiance to the new monarch William 3rd of England and 2nd of Scotland.
The chiefs agreed to this request in June 1691
On the 26th of august 1691 A royal proclamation offered a pardon to any one taking the oath prior to 1st of January 1692.
The massacre was ordered because the MacDonald’s clan chief failed to sign allegiance before the deadline however the chief had intended to sign the oath but had been delayed due to a severe snow storm the government knew they intended to sign and were held up but decided an example needed to be made and the execution order was given.
You may ask why we include a section on this specific Glen when Scotland has so many. The answer is simple there are certain locations in Scotland that carry with them a certain presence and Glen Coe is one of these.
Glen Coe is not only an area of stunning natural beauty but also an important historical area.
Most tours take the A82 Route from Tyndrum travelling through Bridge of Orchy heading north through the most stunning landscapes to be seen you may stop at the meeting of the three waters and marvel and the sounds and sights of the waterfalls before heading further north.
You will know when you have entered the glen as the sudden transition from the high mountain pass and the wooded lowlands open up to a wide expanse where you feel the sudden stillness as if even the birds themselves respect this area.
Behind this beauty lies a bloody part of Scottish history 13th of February 1692 an estimated 30 members of the Clan MacDonald were killed by government forces who were camped alongside them in the Glen,
The reasons behind this massacre was politically motivated following on from the battle of Killiecrankie at which the Jacobite army won a battle against the Williamite government troops the Scottish government held a series of meetings with the Jacobite chiefs were the Scottish government offered various terms to the Jacobite chiefs to swear allegiance to the new monarch William 3rd of England and 2nd of Scotland.
The chiefs agreed to this request in June 1691
On the 26th of august 1691 A royal proclamation offered a pardon to any one taking the oath prior to 1st of January 1692.
The massacre was ordered because the MacDonald’s clan chief failed to sign allegiance before the deadline however the chief had intended to sign the oath but had been delayed due to a severe snow storm the government knew they intended to sign and were held up but decided an example needed to be made and the execution order was given.
