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Friday Jaunt

25 Saturday Feb 2012

Posted by Kirstin in Luss Parish Church, The Trossachs

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Yesterday with the Beef Stew in the Slow Cooker, Hubby and I headed off for the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, in particular Luss.  Grabbing a picnic lunch we ate near the beach with a large group of ducks hopefully of some crumbs before heading for a walk along the beach.

Where we spotted this unusual fungi on a tree stump:

I have never come across anything like it before, beautiful.

It is hard to believe it is February, okay we both had scarfs on and when you got in the wind boy was it chilly, but still the sun was bright enough for me to get the sunglasses out and the sun and clouds played at making patterns on Ben Lomond.

Luss is a charming wee village that I used to visit often, but hadn’t been for a while, I hadn’t in fact realised that Hubby had never been at all, so I was looking forward to showing him Luss Parish church, unfortunately the church itself was shut so he had to manage on this occasion with a wander round the grave yard.  My ancestors have links with Luss, maybe that is why it always seems such a special place to me.

We wandered the quaint streets before Hubby refused a cup of tea – I know I was shocked too – and we headed back to the car.  We took the long way home arriving to the smell of beef stew awaiting us.  All in all a good day off.

 

Mugdock Castle

13 Tuesday Feb 2007

Posted by Kirstin in Mugdock Castle, The Trossachs

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Mugdock Castle has a long history and added on to down through the years, it was in use as a family home until 1945 and rather than deny it’s most recent past I enjoy the fact that the range and Anderson shelter have been left. Some may scream and say they should have been removed, but I disagree, they are part of the story of the castle, and if everything that wasn’t ‘original’ was taken out of castles then what would be left? Most castles have been added to and rebuilt down through history it is part of their nature and part, I think, of what makes them so fascinating.

Mugdock Castle 01

Mugdock Castle 02

Mugdock Castle 03

Mugdock Castle 04

Mugdock Castle Old Cooker

Mugdock Castle Anderson Shelter

I am presuming that these stones, now covered in moss and lying near the castle, once made up some of it’s walls, it is surprising to see them still here and not ‘borrowed’ for some other building project!

Mugdock Castle Fallen Stones

Craigend Castle

05 Monday Feb 2007

Posted by Kirstin in Craigend Castle, The Trossachs

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Craigend Castle which is a wonderful ruin being slowly re-claimed by nature. I have mixed feelings about the fact nothing is being done with it; however I fear the damage has already been done and removing the trees would only make the structure less sound. And even though it is surrounded by barbed wire and heras fencing it is still very beautiful.

Craigend Castle 01

Craigend Castle 02

Craigend Castle 03

Craigend Castle 04

Craigend Castle 05

Craigend Castle 06

Craigend Castle 07

And here is a picture I found of how it once looked.

Craigend Castle Before Ruins

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