Bruce's Stone

A wee trip away for Sarah and me in our new (wee) camper van - its first outing since we bought it. We drove to Glentrool and walked up the Merrick, the highest hill in South West Scotland. The weather was driechy but the walking was good and we were back down at the carpark at 4pm, ready to brew up some tea, read our books, eat a 3 course Indian meal and watch a film :-)


The photo was taken at the beginning of our walk, by Bruce's Stone. As Wiki says: "Bruce's Stone is a large granite boulder commemorating Bruce’s victory in 1307. It is at the top of the hill on the north side of Loch Trool. In 1929 on the 600th anniversary of Bruce's death, it was placed high above the northern shore of Loch Trool from where legend has it that he had commanded the ambush which took place on the Steps of Trool on the other side of the loch. It also serves as a starting spot for the challenging walk up Merrick (2764 feet), the highest mountain in southern Scotland."


Glentrool is also a great place for mountain biking, one of the 7 Stanes trail centres.


It's also part of the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, but no stars to be seen last night..