Trip to Scotland 1983: Four and half months in the Highlands and Islands

[DCampbell16B]

£3.30 Restaurant
26p Tank you
43p Spam

Last night a kid threw up in his bed in hostel. Place was like an oven. This morning down to Inverlochy. Can see back of Nevis, cliff side. Weather cloudy, but no haze. Castle still standing. Battle on west of castle in field. Man said last group of soldiers came over the hill on south. Read. Drove(?) Campbell's into river and over to Loch Linnhe. Inverlochy Castle walls about 6ft thick, at least one has a passage. All fenced, can't get in. Barbed wire.

Inverlochy Castle from west. Front gate to right of picture.
Battlefield at Inverlochy. Royalist came up from Cow Hill behind picture. John Splendid viewed from hill to left. 1st battle 1431 under Donald Balloch (Clan Donald) and Royalists under Earl of Mar. Some of battle to rear of picture at British Aluminium Factory base of Meall an t-Suidhe. Ate At a Chinese restaurant. Jasmine tea, very fragrant, not substantial. Bought Thank You card for Argyll. Meal OK but not as large as in states. Relatively expensive, but I haven't indulged much. Slept afternoon. Finally identified bog myrtle.


Battlefield at Inverlochy


Ft William (?)

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