The Signal Rock of Glencoe

A few days ago we were walking around the North end of Glencoe. A forest path eventually takes you to a rocky outcrop called “Tom a’ Ghrianain”. The legend has it that this hill was the site of a beacon which would be lit by the clan in time of emergencies or when they needed […]

The Burning Hill of The MacKenzies

  Ard Hill is a wooded promontory on Lochalsh, south of Reraig.  It is enshrined in MacKenzie Clan Law. When the Clan needed to communicate with all it’s Clan members, usually to rally them in times of trouble, a barrel of tar would be set alight at the top of the hill.  This image of […]