Jim and Hamish's "Scotland 2008" Tour

[Hamish]

The weather on Friday 6th June was good: warm, sunny and fairly calm , which was just right for Jim's trip down memory lane. He was born and spent his early years on Tayside, at Fearnan near Kenmore, and we were heading in that direction soon after breakfast. Aberfeldy was our first port of call, and here we stopped to visit the Black Watch Memorial on the banks of the River Tay:





Nearby, is General Wade's Bridge, a local landmark:


It was built in 1733 and was designed by William Adam, father of the famed architect Robert Adam. Wade, an English General, constructed over 200 miles of military roads in Scotland, and numerous bridges at the behest of King George I, who sent Wade into The Highlands after the Jacobite uprisings. This one, having cost £4,000, was considered to be the finest.

To be continued.