I'm typing my mother's 1929 travel journey from her journal and it is handwritten. She travels all over Britain. I'm having trouble with one name. She is in Loch Lomond and travelling up by the Prince George to Inversnaid. By coach up some hills past Rob Roy's Cave and "in the distance - a wee white house with a red roof where "? was born and thence to Stronachlachar. The word has about 4 -5 letters and looks as if it begins with and E or could be a G and I think the second letter is "L' Anyone know their history? I can't find it on google because I can't get the first letter
Thank you Robyn, most interesting but didn't find the link yet. What was interesting was the Neil Munro (must have been a relation) was mentioned. He was an author but i found when researching the Pass that Mum went through in her 1928 Morris Oxford, he had in 1905 and there was a lovely photograph of this winding and narrow pass with the same sort of vehicles on it. He wrote about it. It's the "Rest and be Thankful" pass! Got so much history even after she had been through it!
this is so cool Maggiemae ...that you are doing this writting and research! i wish you the best of luck with it! What a awesome rememberance of your Mom she left to you! Enjoy! :)
Sorry, I am unable to help but I know the area well from various holidays in recent years. Rob Roy country is to the east of Loch Lomond north of Callander and Loch Lubnaig.
The Rest and be Thankful is at the top of the pass between Loch Long and Loch Awe which is to the west of Loch Lomond. It is a real 860ft climb from sea level at both lochs and its name means exactly that, After such a hard climb, Rest and be Thankful, given to it in the days when there were Military Roads criss-crossing this part of Scotland.
Here is a link to a bit more information about it. I do have a shot from the summit taken on a very murky day in 2010 so not the best, but I will stick it in one of the unused days in my 3rd album for you and tag you. In these days of relentless change and progress, I think it is pretty much as your mother will have seen it, though th etrees will be different species now. http://www.arrocharheritage.com/HistoryOfRABT.htm
@lorraineb@seanoneill@lwain@ellimae@2thgirl thank you all for putting this information at my fingertips! Robyn and Lorraine, your links were so interesting! I've bookmarked them to read again!
I have now solved the word myself by reading further on when she writes the same word and it is Ellen! There is Ellen's Isle on Loch Katrine and she was used in Scott's poem, Lady of the Lake! So whoopee! And thanks. I'm still going to look at your link, Sean because it appears this road was a fearsome one in those days!
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Stronachlacher Did you know?
1. Stronachlacher is only a short walk away from Glengyle cottage, where Rob Roy was born.
Rob Roy's family owned Glengyle House
The Rest and be Thankful is at the top of the pass between Loch Long and Loch Awe which is to the west of Loch Lomond. It is a real 860ft climb from sea level at both lochs and its name means exactly that, After such a hard climb, Rest and be Thankful, given to it in the days when there were Military Roads criss-crossing this part of Scotland.
Here is a link to a bit more information about it. I do have a shot from the summit taken on a very murky day in 2010 so not the best, but I will stick it in one of the unused days in my 3rd album for you and tag you. In these days of relentless change and progress, I think it is pretty much as your mother will have seen it, though th etrees will be different species now.
http://www.arrocharheritage.com/HistoryOfRABT.htm
I have now solved the word myself by reading further on when she writes the same word and it is Ellen! There is Ellen's Isle on Loch Katrine and she was used in Scott's poem, Lady of the Lake! So whoopee! And thanks. I'm still going to look at your link, Sean because it appears this road was a fearsome one in those days!