I was driving over to have lunch in Tomintoul, and decided to stop en route to see the old building of the Lecht Mine. It's a former iron and manganese mining site, dating back to the 1730s. I was rewarded, not only by a few nice photos, but also by finding some magnificent blaeberries in the area. I didn't have time to pick them on my way over, but made sure to stop on the way back and spend an hour there. I gathered 10g short of a kilo in less than an hour. I'll remember that spot for next year!
Lunch was lovely, with a cousin, Steve, whom I'd never met. We spent a lovely couple of hours poring over a photo album of ancient relatives of ours and chatting about our family links.
What a great shot, works perfectly in black and white. I gather that blaeberries must be Scottish for blueberries. I love blueberries, what are you going to make with them? Fav
Love the ancient stone building!
Nice to meet up with cousins, I did the same last week. They came back to the area we grew up and wanted me to be the tour guide for their biking holiday. What a great visit!
Wow the light in the beautiful stone work….incredibly maintained building!
Blaeberries, never heard them called that but as you would expect in Scotland! Very satisfying picking blueberries, not many things in life are free! Happy meet up too!
@phil_howcroft Yes, I think it was, and the mine didn't last very long when it was operational, also due to transporting issues. Glad they managed to maintain the building though, it's quite photogenic sitting in the glen as it does.
Nice to meet up with cousins, I did the same last week. They came back to the area we grew up and wanted me to be the tour guide for their biking holiday. What a great visit!
Blaeberries, never heard them called that but as you would expect in Scotland! Very satisfying picking blueberries, not many things in life are free! Happy meet up too!