Finlarig Castle, Killin. PK Perpsective
Finlarig Castle sits in ruins near Killin in Perthshire.
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Finlarig Castle Killin Perthshire
Just back from a wet weekend away and visited the standing stones at Killin but also discovered the Finlarig castle ruins. These are 18th Century but have been in a state of decay for over the last century. The heavy rain prohibited me from using any sophisticated gear so I shot this on my old Kodak Playsport waterproof camera. Its a small pocket camera thats earned its keep over the years! I used another old Sony mini DV camera which allowed me to use a slow shutter to blur movement. I converted the footage to 'greyscale' during editing, no HD this time. I had very little material but what I had was shot over the two days I was there. It was a weekend away with a lot of time proping up the bars rather than hillwalking rambling and being outdoors! The slow shutter speed on the flowing water at the Falls at Dochart made the water appear like figures, ghosts almost, rain drops on the lens made eyes appear and then vanish. I thought that worked with the rest of the material, if you use your imagination that is!
Places to see in ( Killin - UK )
Places to see in ( Killin - UK )
Killin is a village situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling, Scotland. The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic Falls of Dochart, the main street leading down towards the Loch at the confluence of the rivers Dochart and Lochay. The falls are crossed by a narrow, multi-arched stone bridge carrying the main A827 road into Killin.
Killin railway station was on the Killin Railway. The railway station was officially closed on 1 November 1965. Killin has a small primary school with 56 pupils. For secondary education the children have to travel to Callander, 21 miles to the south. The nearest Gaelic medium primary is in Stirling, 37 miles to the south.
The MacNab Clan were once dominant here, and have long been associated with Killin. Their ancient burial ground is on Inchbuie in the River Dochart, just below the falls, and is visible from the bridge. Kinnell House was the seat of the MacNabs. A well-preserved prehistoric stone circle (possibly 'restored' to improve its appearance) known as Killin Stone Circle can be seen in the grounds of the house. To the north of the village lie the ruins of the Campbells of Breadalbane stronghold of Finlarig Castle, with its associated chapel. The growing power of the Campbells eventually ousted the MacNabs, who lost Kinnell House to their rivals. In 1694 Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy, 1st Earl of Breadalbane established Killin as a Burgh of barony. In 1949 Kinnell House and its estate returned to the ownership of the Chief of Clan Macnab, but in 1978 death duties forced the then Chief, James Charles Macnab of Macnab, to sell most of the estate.
In 1767 the minister of Killin, James Stuart, published the first New Testament in Scottish Gaelic. By the end of the 18th century there was a local linen industry. Flax was grown locally, spun in small mills and woven into linen by home based weavers. Today, Killin services the local rural community and the growing tourism and leisure industries. In addition to walking on Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, fishing for trout and salmon there are various watersports available on Loch Tay. Many local vernacular buildings have been preserved or converted, allowing the village to retain much of its historic character.
The 19th century Moirlanich Longhouse in nearby Glen Lochay is a rare surviving example of the cruck frame Scottish longhouse, and is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The former Breadalbane Folklore Centre in the Victorian mill by the falls displays the 'healing stones' of Saint Fillan.
Tomnadashan Mine, an abandoned copper mine overlooking the village, is sometimes identified as the haunt of the Rabbit of Caerbannog of Monty Python and the Holy Grail fame. Nearby Glen Lochay is the mysterious location to which Richard Hannay, played by Robert Donat, heads in the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of The 39 Steps.
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Castles of Scotland - Perth & Kinross
Tribute video to the castles in Perth & Kinross, Scotland. Enjoy pictures of beautiful castles and castle ruins with building date(s) and person(s) who built them while listening to music by Celtic Woman.
NOTE: This video does not contain all castles in Perth & Kinross, Scotland but a selection of those that caught my eye or tickled my fancy.
Castles Listing -
Balhousie Castle
Balvaird Castle
Blair Castle
Burleigh Castle
Drummond Castle
Elcho Castle
Finlarig Castle
Huntingtower Castle (Ruthven Castle, Place (Palace) of Ruthven)
Loch Leven Castle
Castle Menzies (formerly Weem Castle)
Methven Castle
Taymouth Castle
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Celtic Woman - Mo Ghile Mear
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Inverquiech Castle Ruin, Strange places in Scotland
A quick wheech at Inverquiech as SPiS search for the ruin of this Lindsay stronghold. Eventually they find it thanks to the couple whose land it is on. A quick tour and some history from kate Everett follow. Not much footage but a great visit.
Along the Rob Roy Way part 2 [2012]
At Killin: The Rob Roy Way arrives at Killin and those famous Falls of Dochart with the Ben Lawers Munro range and the more evident 4 knobbly peaks of the Tarmachans providing the backdrop across and above Loch Tay. The most famous of Killin's nearby mountains is of course the 1214m Ben Lawers, the highest mountain in what is described as the Central Highlands. Had Killin been sighted a mile or two farther west where the River Dochart flows silent, this place certainly wouldn't have been so immortalised. However, sighting the village alongside those now famous rapids have made it one of the beauty spots and must see places in bonnie Scotland. On the approach to the village on a rough-hewn square pedestal stands a Highlander, a grim reminder of those who fell in the Great War.
From the old bridge over the Falls it is possible to access the sacred Isle of Inch Buie, the Burial Ground of the MacNabs. Some stones of those ancient clan fighters bear the McNab Crest 'Dread Nought'. The enclosure contains some interesting carved stones marking the graves of the McNab chiefs for 350 years. There are about 15 graves in the enclosure of which seven are clan chiefs with the less 'noble' persons buried beyond and around the walls. This island is the only land now owned by the Clan McNab. As you will witness in this video, there are 2 stone heads atop the wall, one at each end of the enclosure andanda it can be quite a spooky encounter peering into the enclosure. The greater portion of the clan emigrated to Canada where some of them made a name for themselves as, eh -- fighters!
Once in the village it is worth following the one-mile signposted old Railway Line down to Loch Tay then heading back to the village via Finlarig Castle, once the seat of the Breadalbane Family. Grim deeds of a long forgotten past are written large over the hoary old walls. It has a dungeon where numberless crimes were committed, and a window from where they used to watch the poor wretches dangling from the hanging tree. It is an eerie place. So go during the day! The ruins of Finlarig Castle are certainly worth a cautionary visit: this early 17th century castle stands on a mound on a peninsula between the River Lochay and Loch Tay and lies approximately 1km north of the village. It was built in 1629 by 'Black' Duncan Campbell Dònnchadh Dubh of Glenorchy and was one of many strongholds built by the Campbells of Breadalbane and was visited by the hero of this walk, Rob Roy MacGregor, in 1713. Near the Castle's north wall is a stone-lined pit that allegedly was used for beheading prisoners of noble blood as commoners were hanged on a nearby oak tree! Beside the castle stand the remnants of the Breadalbane Mausoleum, a Tudor chapel erected in 1829 on the probable site of an earlier chapel and burial place founded in 1523 by Sir Colin Campbell, an ancestor of the Earls of Breadalbane. Allowed to decay over many years, this brick-built building has almost completely collapsed.
Another stroll in the village heads to Fingal's Stone, a standing stone 2ft 8ins high and 5ft in girth, is in the middle of a field immediately behind the schoolhouse. It was re-erected in 1889 with a smaller stone fixed on the top, and others placed near it. Around 1830 the stone is said to have been higher up the hill but was brought down because visitors to it had allegedly damaged the surrounding crop.
We walked the Rob Roy Way in its entirity during 2009 and the videos for the entire hike are already on YouTube. [all pictures and text copyright roddymck - 2012: this video can be viewed advert free at 'MySharePage' at the link above , its source of origin, on OneTrueMedia].
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