A World of Pipes, Murrderr and Romans

[English Bloke]

We thought we'd stop by and visit our friends Emma and Robertson who run the Ferintosh Guest House. Whenever Robertson and I get together talk invariably turns to Whisky, and then the talking turns to tasting so I'd sensibly booked us in for an overnight stop rather than just a fly by so we could enjoy ourselves properly.


Comparing bottles... That's a 41 year old Glenfarclas I'm holding!

We went out to eat at Cavens Arms, the best food in town, but on the way we passed the Blockbuster Video and Pound Stretcher shops which now occupy the site of the Kirk where Robert the Bruce and Sir Roger Kirkpatrick murrderred The Red Comyn.

The words of Kirkpatrick to Bruce were "I mak siccur". This can be taken two ways. Either he was going to "Make secure" the area after the fact or he was going "To make sure". mmmmmm. I don't think preservation of forensics was much on the agenda in 1306... Either way ol' Comyn was dealt the dirty and the rest is history, as they say.


Emma points out the plaque.


Which reads...


The Robert The Bruce Pub which is just over the road.


Tom, my tea-total Son.


Emma and myself.


Robertson orders his scoff.


In the morning we ate the famous Ferintosh Breakfast and after a chin wag on the stairs, we left to continue our trip.