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This magnificent wooded gorge with the River Garry flowing along the base is a must to see when in Perthshire and is steeped in Scottish history.
It is the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1969 and the infamous soldier's leap. This is where the Redcoat Donald McBane made a spectacular jump of 18 feet to freedom to escape the pursuing Jacobite army during the first Jacobite uprising.
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There is also the Trooper's Den in the Pass of Killiecrankie by the 510 foot long railway viaduct for the Inverness Perth junction designed by Joseph Mitchell in 1863. It has 10 masonry arches with a 35 foot span and the extreme parapet height wall is 54 foot.
Trooper's Den is where the lone Atholl hunter Iain Ban Beag Mac-rath followed the Redcoat army. He only had one bullet and used this here to kill a cavalry officer.
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There is plenty of parking at the National Trust for Scotland at the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre where there are toilets, a cafe and a free visitor's centre with boards about the battle. It then takes you to the Killiecrankie walk. There are also examples of the weapons used during the fighting, including Bonnie Dundee's sword, bayonets, scabbards, cannonballs and musket balls.
There are webcams to feeding stations and one just outside where we took this lovely photograph of a great tit feeding on a tree stump.
Also in the building is the Highland Fling bungee jumping office. The postcode for your sat nav is PH16 5LG.
This is quite steep initially and only really suitable for able bodied people though there are plenty of wooden benches around the paths to have a sit and enjoy the views.
This was between General Hugh Mackay who was pro William with 4400 men who went up against John Graham of Claverhouse (Viscount Dundee) with 2340 men. On the 27 July 1689 Mackay tried to seize nearby Blair Castle so the Viscount led his men to high ground North of the Pass. Many were killed by musket shot until the Highlanders overcame them with broadswords and claymores. 500 of Gen Mackay's men were captured and 2000 killed whilst Viscount Dundee lost 800 men.
The Balfour Stone marks the spot where Brigadier Barthold Balfour the Dutch Brigade Commander died and was buried.
We stayed at nearby Pitlochry Hydro Hotel and other tourist attractions we enjoyed included the Queen's View at Loch Tummel, Rannoch Moor Train Station, Falls of Bruar, Dunkeld Cathedral, Beatrix Potter Garden, Loch of Lowes Osprey, Atholl Country Life Museum, Scottish Crannog Centre, The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall and Cave.
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Killiecrankie
Information about the Killiecrankie walk by the visitor centre that takes you through the pass along with facilities, photographs and a brief history of the battleThis magnificent wooded gorge with the River Garry flowing along the base is a must to see when in Perthshire and is steeped in Scottish history.
It is the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1969 and the infamous soldier's leap. This is where the Redcoat Donald McBane made a spectacular jump of 18 feet to freedom to escape the pursuing Jacobite army during the first Jacobite uprising.
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My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
Pass of Killiecrankie
There is also the Trooper's Den in the Pass of Killiecrankie by the 510 foot long railway viaduct for the Inverness Perth junction designed by Joseph Mitchell in 1863. It has 10 masonry arches with a 35 foot span and the extreme parapet height wall is 54 foot.
Trooper's Den is where the lone Atholl hunter Iain Ban Beag Mac-rath followed the Redcoat army. He only had one bullet and used this here to kill a cavalry officer.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
There is plenty of parking at the National Trust for Scotland at the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre where there are toilets, a cafe and a free visitor's centre with boards about the battle. It then takes you to the Killiecrankie walk. There are also examples of the weapons used during the fighting, including Bonnie Dundee's sword, bayonets, scabbards, cannonballs and musket balls.
There are webcams to feeding stations and one just outside where we took this lovely photograph of a great tit feeding on a tree stump.
Also in the building is the Highland Fling bungee jumping office. The postcode for your sat nav is PH16 5LG.
Killiecrankie Walk
This is quite steep initially and only really suitable for able bodied people though there are plenty of wooden benches around the paths to have a sit and enjoy the views.
Battle of Killiecrankie
This was between General Hugh Mackay who was pro William with 4400 men who went up against John Graham of Claverhouse (Viscount Dundee) with 2340 men. On the 27 July 1689 Mackay tried to seize nearby Blair Castle so the Viscount led his men to high ground North of the Pass. Many were killed by musket shot until the Highlanders overcame them with broadswords and claymores. 500 of Gen Mackay's men were captured and 2000 killed whilst Viscount Dundee lost 800 men.
The Balfour Stone marks the spot where Brigadier Barthold Balfour the Dutch Brigade Commander died and was buried.
We stayed at nearby Pitlochry Hydro Hotel and other tourist attractions we enjoyed included the Queen's View at Loch Tummel, Rannoch Moor Train Station, Falls of Bruar, Dunkeld Cathedral, Beatrix Potter Garden, Loch of Lowes Osprey, Atholl Country Life Museum, Scottish Crannog Centre, The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall and Cave.
More Scottish Tourist Attractions
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