The highlight of the walk is the spectacular ruin of Buchanan Castle. In castle terms, it's not that old - it was built in 1854, and serves as the seat of the clan Graham.
During the war, the castle served as a hospital, and it's most famous patient was probably Rudolph Hess, as he was treated here for the injuries sustained when he crash landed in Scotland.
After the war, the roof was removed to avoid paying rates on the building, and as a result, the weather took it's tool on the interior, and gave us the stunning ruin that still stands today.
Buchanan Castle
The rest of the walk takes you out into some beautiful countryside. We found a really nice spot to stop for lunch, next to a small waterfall on the Doghouse burn.
Despite the threat of rain, the weather was really nice, and when there was no shade from the trees, it was actually pretty warm.
I've put a route map up on the Walk Highlands website in case anyone fancies giving it a go. It's as accurate as any of these "click on a map to plot your route" things is. Apparently you can download the route for your gps if you want.
Anyway, a really nice 10k walk in a stunning part of the counrty.
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