Four Full days in Scotland and Twelve Castles
a narrative by Dan Uitti

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Loch Tay

After an overnight in Pitlochery, we drove along Loch Tay in the southern page of the Scottish Highlands. This was the only day of our trip that we experience rainy weather.  The Loch is an especially scenic view with the surrounding of rolling hills. The lesser roads are only one lane wide. Good trip planning avoids problems. Many of the two lane roads were very narrow. An oncoming bus would usually take up more that their share of the road.

 Sandy had to remind me to keep all four wheels on the pavement, since a rock wall formed the guard rails. The road along the north shore of Loch Tay does not have any terrifying view, but travels along the shoreline. We did not travel to the more famous Loch Lomen, but instead chose the path less travelled. We had a detailed map that showed where some castle and other ancient ruins might be found, but did not see any direct evidence from the road. More time and better weather would have prompted more investigation. Exactly what is a Stone Circle?