When is this event?
As part of Wee Walks Week, join me on a circular walk of Glenbeg. From the A95 just outside Grantown, the walk will follow the Glenbeg Burn on a tar road and farm tracks rising gradually up the glen to Glenbeg farm and Wester Gorton. Hear tales of the associations of the glen with Clan Grant, local place names and the history of this once populous, pretty glen with commanding views of the Cromdale Hills and Cairngorms.
This Hallowe’en weekend, come along to historic 12th century Castle Roy on the outskirts of Nethy Bridge to wonder at the autumn constellations and dark sky. An introduction to the night sky will be given with aids to view the constellations. A short tour of the recently renovated Castle Roy will conclude the evening. This location has free car parking ,easy access short walk and a cabin where hot drinks can be served.
Join us for an evening of stargazing.
The Aberdeen Astronomical Society will have the expertise and equipment.
Bring binoculars, a torch and wear warm clothes.
A guided walk with transport provided between key locations, that set the scene for the Jacobite defeat at the Haughs of Cromdale in May 1690.
Learn about the events that lead up to the battle, the generals and the respective Government and Jacobite armies. View the terrain that had an influence on the outcome and visit sites including the ruins of Lethendry Castle, that played a part in the Jacobite loss and withdrawal.
From the Jesus Saves Stone on the A939 a guided walk following the estate hill tracks to some of the abandoned settlements on the Dava Moor. Hear about the families and their way of life on this exposed location . Learn about the Gaelic place names and the local myths and legends. The local guide has walked these moors all his life and has strong familial connections to some of the previous inhabitants. Also published books on the local place names and myths and legends.
Pick up in Grantown with short drive to the Dava. Return to Grantown along the former railway line now the Dava Way. Distance is 8 miles of easy walking with no hills. Learn about the people and the place, the history, heritage and folklore with local Scottish Tourist Guides Association member.
A walk around the historic planned town of 1765 and capital of Strathspey. The walk will progress through the beautiful Anagach woods with their autumn colours to Old Spey Bridge (1754) and the River Spey. Following a different route we will return to the High St and Square. Discover Grantown’s rich heritage, the people and the place.
A walk through the grounds of Castle Grant to the original site of old Grantown, the predessor of the 1765 town we know today. Continue through the woodland to the site where a Pictish stone was discovered. Then passed Castle Grant the historical home of Clan Grant with numerous historical and legendary tales to tell.
Return to the West Lodge along a stretch of the Dava Way.
Explore Inverallan cemetery with it’s Pictish stone, Standing stone and baptismal font. Hear the story of the wart stone and some of the local characters buried in Inverallan.
Progress along the River Spey past the new Cairn distillery to Ballintomb. Here look at the standing stones and their possible origins and the continuing use of the hillock as the assembly point of clan Grant and Regality Court in later centuries.
Join us this autumn for a foraging walk with Tamara Colchester in the grounds and gardens of Blair Castle. This three hour walk will take us along hedgerow and into the woods – looking at the nutrition and medicine offered to us in the form of nuts, roots, tree-barks, berries and, of course, mushrooms.
Moving slowly and with heightened awareness, we will attune to the interwoven lives of wild animals, plants and fungi. Using all our senses we will connect with the wonder of autumn’s bounty, before making a wild berry tea, learning some herbal preparations and enjoying some delicious foraged treats around the fire.
Where is this event being held?
Park on the old road adjacent to the A95 near road sign saying Glenbeg. From the roundabout leaving Grantown to Aviemore, go about 100m and turn right at the Glenbeg road sign before Craggan mill.
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