Coille Bheag

The river is in the dip at middle right.

Leading down through pastures towards the river.

Cottage and shed in Stronmilchan; little changed from Alan Reid's view 4 years earlier NN1528 : Cottage and old barn in Stronmilchan.

A rather faded notice from Police Scotland and Neighbourhood Watch. Not a lot of use if one does not already know the contact details. On the door of a small shed on the B8077 at Fingal's View.

D[almal]ly 1; O[ba]N 25; and, on the top, IN[verara]y 16. The next one west is at NN14862657, just visible on StreetView, and a '7' is just readable on the top.

Part of the Old Military Road at Strathmilchan.

Looking downstream from Dalmally Bridge.

Looking upstream from Dalmally Bridge.

In an elevated position by Dalmally Bridge, but there are steps up to it. For a clearer image see NN1627 : War memorial at Dalmally Bridge from 9 years ago, without the shrubs.

The B8077 passes over the River Orchy; beyond is Creagan Fhithich

Bizarre. The station buildings have been converted into basic accommodation units, with the old waiting room, etc now a set of lockable bothies. The platform is awash with tables, comfortable chairs, a mini library, ornaments and family games. A couple of huge bellows and sacks of wool add to the clutter, while birds and a few hens were eating from bowls of dogfood.

The church is recorded in 1390, with mention of the mountain chief, Iain Macgregor of Glenorchy (d. 1390), 2nd Chief of Clan Gregor, who was reported to have been buried on the north side of the High Altar in Dysart, at the old Church of Glenorchy. Records from 1449, 1498, and 1523 mention the church or the parish. In 1854, Anderson et al. stated that in the early 16th century the church "seems to have had" an altar called the High Altar of Glensthray (Glenstrae). In 1586, the church was described as being "on a certain island naturally formed and surrounded by the water of Vrquhay". In 1614, Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenvrquhay paid for a nineteen-year lease for the church. In 1616, he paid another sum for the use of the church's parsonage and vicarage. In 1629, N. Cameroune was vicar of Dysart. Eight years later, Archibald Campbell of Kilmun assigned to Archibald Lord Lorne a lease of Dysart in Glenurchay, which had been granted him by Duncan Campbell, provost of Kilmun. According to Pennant in 1769, the church was described as being situated on a large isle formed by the river. The present church was constructed in 1811. It was designed by James Elliot of Edinburgh; in 1860, the older church was still standing in the vicinity of the newer one. Although it was 15 miles (24 km) away, it was the closest church to Duncan Ban MacIntyre, the Scottish Gaelic poet.

The present church was constructed in 1811. The octagonal church building is of Gothic design. It is finished with an eight-sided pyramidal slate roof and adjoined by a square Gothic tower. Link

Gaelic poet born in Glen orchy in 1724