Small Group Tours of Kirkton Of Glenisla Hotel Scotland

Small Group Tours of Kirkton Of Glenisla Hotel, Scotland. The Kirkton of Glenisla Hotel, as it is known locally, has for a long time been a focal point for travellers and inhabitants of the Glen. Little written record about the hotel prior to the 18th Century can be found. In the " Letters from a gentleman in the North of Scotland " written in 1754 we read " The highlands are but little known even to the inhabitants of the low country of Scotland. To the people of England the highlands are hardly known at all; for there has been less written on the subject than either of the Indies. " However wall paintings recently discovered seem to indicate that the hotel was in existence before 1750. One of the subjects depicted is a Rowan Tree. In Scotland it was believed that a Rowan Tree planted in your garden was essential to ward of witches and to this day Rowan Trees are planted where new houses are built.

In the rebellion of 1745 the then Innkeeper of the hotel was a private in the rebel army, fighting for Bonny Prince Charlie. After the rebellion James Rioch was taken away by the English together with Alexander Shaw of Auchavan, William Shaw of Forter, John Robertson of Crandart, William Farquarson of West Mill and Thomas Ogilvie of East Mill. Although they would have been brutally and severely punished by the government, the names of their properties still live on in the glen today.

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