Being watched

One of the things that Nigel really wanted to do this week was to walk to the shrine of Tigh nam Bodach located in Glen Cailliche (the Crooked Glen of the Stones), north of Loch Lyon. The shrine is made up of a modest stone structure that houses a family of three bell shaped water stones from the river bed of the Lyon. The largest represents the Cailleach (old woman), accompanied by the Bodach (old man) and their daughter, Nighean. In what is believed to be the oldest uninterrupted pre-Christian ritual in Britain, the water-worn figures from the River Lyon are taken out of their house every May and faced down the glen, and returned every November.you can see them in the extras.

The only problem was that the start of the walk was a long way away. It took a while to get there and we then we walked for about 5 hours covering a distance of about 11.7 miles.

There were loads of sheep and their lambs.

There was also the remains of some really old trees. See the extras.

Now home and eating pizzas.