In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, the Highlands feature a wild, severely undulating terrain thats punctuated by lochs (lakes) and fringed by sea lochs (inlets) and islands. Feel the wonderIts fitting that such an epic, dramatic incident should be set in this equally epic, dramatic valley, where the cliffsides seem to weep with running streams when it rains. Little more than the fancy domain of its castle, a church set in a bouquet of tombstones, and a line of humble houses, Kenmore offers a fine dose of small-town Scottish flavor. All across Scotland, archaeologists know that little round islands on the lochs are evidence of crannogs - circular lakefront houses built by big shots about 2,500 years ago. In the age before roads, people traveled by boat, so building houses on waterways made sense. Crannog CentreThere are 18 such crannogs on Loch Tay, and one is now the Crannog Centre, a museum dedicated to demonstrating the skills every crannog homeowner needed, such as making fire by rubbing sticks. Each evening, in almost every town, the happy sound of traditional folk music spills out of local pubs. Part of its attraction is how its invigorated by the driving and organic beat of the bodhrán - that ubiquitous handheld, animal-skinned drum thumped with such vibrancy with a single stick. #SF #News #49ers
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:31:45 +0000
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