Kilmahog, Callander to Tom an Achaidh Mhoir

The light yesterday was fantastic so walk was above Callander. I have hyperlinked Peter MacNiven’s Gaelic Place Names of Callander as I used it yesterday to look at the meanings of the names of the places.

We started from Kilmahog and walked through Woodend wood and on up to Tom an Achaidh Mhoir (a place to watch the world go by). To the north east on the map you can see a Tom an Fhacail. Macniven translates this as Hillock of Words and suggests it could have been a spot for preaching. We didn’t walk onwards into the woods but there is a high point called Meall Nan Saighdear which translates as Hill of the Soldier. Macniven suggests this may have been named by locals as perhaps the hill was used by troops as a watch point over the Pass of Leny either as the military road was being built or during the rebellions.

I have included a photo of our usual activity on walks. Bug bothering under moss and in rotting bark. The hunt for spiders, insects and other creatures is never-ending. Worth noting sometimes the depth that tracks and paths pass through the landscape as this can be indicative of their age, owing to the number of feet and hooves that have trodden through. https://www.callanderslandscape.org/…/Gaelic-Place…