Rambling about rambling

There was more ramblings in the countryside again at the weekend.

Saturday saw us heading to Lochwinoch, but taking a detour to Glennifer Braes, when the weather took a turn for the worse.  By the time we reached the Braes, the rain was off, and stayed off until we'd done our walk and were back at the car.  Result.

On Sunday, Simon came over, and the three of us headed to Aberfoyle again, to do another walk that started from the car park, Doon Hill.

From the name, you'd expect a hill, but it's more of a "bump", as it's really not that big, and there's no slog involved getting up it.
At the top, there's a tree that local legend says the spirit of the Rev Robert Kirk is imprisoned in, when it was captured by the faries, when he died at that spot in 1692.  Apparently he incurred their wrath by publishing a book about them (Secret Commonwealth).
The route also passes the remains of the church where he preached, and his grave can be found at the back of the church.  Meanwhile, out front, there's two mort safes, which were used to stop resurectionists from stealing freshly interred bodies.

All in all a great wee walk, and we had a really nice day for it.