Bike ride down Glen Almond in central Scotland
(Above image is a capture of a ruined building at Craignavar looking west.) Today, my wife and I visted Glen Almond near Crieff in central Scotland which is about 55 miles north of Glasgow. Key objective was the abandoned township of Craignavar which seems to have fallen into decline around 1820 with the buildings left to deteriorate. These sort of communities were based on stone built, single storey dwellings with thatched roofs and operated on a collective tenancy basis, something along the lines of an Israeli kibbutz. I plan to post more information on Craignavar tomorrow. View west from ruined house at Craignavar. Glen Almond and Craignavar are accessed via an unsealed, private road. However, the road is,in fact, open to hikers and cyclists although there is no explicit notice to this effect. Road along Glen Almond Our bike ride covered a 12.5 miles round trip ...