Las Ramblas Ramblers have a Yuletide Yomp from Callander to the Falls of leny.
Unfortunately Roddy Frame couldn't join us as he was forced to sit at home finding recipes for the vast amount of Turkey leftovers he sent this so he could be with us in spirit
Gillian,Alison,Bruce & Marion work off some Christmas excess with a gentle stroll
to the Falls of Leny from Callander.
Sean how's it looking weather wise
Sean how's it looking weather wise
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| "Heavy rain over the past few day's will have left the gound a bit soggy underfoot but on the whole a pleasant day for a riverside stroll". |
Callander is a small town in the region of Stirling,
Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the former county
of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands.
The town serves as the eastern gateway to the Loch Lomond
and the Trossachs National Park, the first National Park in Scotland. Due to
its location it is often referred to as the "Gateway to the
Highlands". The former St. Kessog's Church is now the Visit Scotland
Centre, offering tourist information for the area.
Dominating the town to the north are the Callander Crags, a
visible part of the Highland Boundary Fault, rising to 343 m at the cairn. Local
walks include Bracklinn Falls (coming soon), The Meadows, Callander Crags and
the Wood Walks.
In 1645, during the
campaigns of Montrose, a battle was fought at Callander between the Campbells
of Argyll and the Atholl men. The Campbells were harassing the McGregors and
the McNabs for their allegiance to Montrose. While besieging Castle Ample the
news came of the advance of 700 Atholl men under Inchbrakie. A retreat was made
southwards, but, as the Campbells were crossing a ford to the east of the
village of Callander, they were overtaken and compelled to give battle.
Inchbrakie, advancing part of his force to attack the defenders, quietly
marched another detachment towards a ford higher up near the present bridge. A
crossing was soon effected, and the Campbells, being unexpectedly attacked on
the rear, broke and fled, leaving eighty of their men dead on the field.
Callander was served by rail from 1 July 1858 as the
terminus of a branch line from Dunblane. A second Callander railway station was
opened about half a mile to the west, behind the Dreadnought Hotel, on 1 June
1870 when the railway was extended to Killin en route to Oban, and closed on 5
November 1965. Sections of this former Callander and Oban Railway line, between
Callander and Strathyre and between Balquhidder and Killin Junction, are now
part of the National Cycle Network and the Rob Roy Way.
Callander achieved prominence during the 1960s as the
setting "Tannochbrae" in the TV series Dr Finlay's Casebook.
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| Old Railway line Path |
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| View from Callander |
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| Roman Ruins |
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| Forest |
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| River Teith |
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| Falls of Leny |
The Soup & hot Chocolate at the Callander Meadows are highly recomended
