Ruthven Barracks

I mentioned a few days ago that I had stopped to have a look at Ruthven Barracks near Kingussie in the Scottish Highlands when I was on my travels.

View over Kingussie and then northwards up the Spey Valley

Journeying

As I start this post it is nearly 100 hours since I drove onto the ferry to leave Lewis.  The ferry leaves at 0700 which means getting up at 0500.  0530 on an ordinary day is not too unpalatable unless, and it's a big unless, I actually have to get up.  I wonder why that is.  The journey through the Highlands of Scotland is always wonderful and as I was in absolutely no hurry I had the opportunity to take my time and enjoy the journey.  

The road between Ullapool where the ferry lands on the Western side of the Scottish Mainland and Inverness which is on the East side is about 60 miles (about 100 ks) through some stunning and spectacular landscape until I arrived in West Wemyss at about 1730.

Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands on the road between Ullapool and Inverness.

The road between Ullapool and Inverness above the Aulthuish Inn

Ruthven Barracks by Kingussie (on the A9 Inverness to Perth Road)

The Watermill Café at Blair Atholl

The back of Falkland Palace in Fife

Just what the Doctor ordered on a hot afternoon in Falkland

All the places I visited were worthy of a post on their own and hopefully I will eventually do one for each of them.  The Falkland Palace is part of the Scottish National Trust and so photography is not allowed.  I must get back onto that bandwagon!