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![]() Soon we reached Ardbeg Burn, which we had to cross. Except for one (who shall not be named here) we all managed to cross it fairly dry. With the sun breaking through more and more we had very nice views over the south coast of Islay and towards the Kintyre peninsula. |
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Just past the ruin at Solam (picture right) is another face carved into a large stone (picture below). There are rumours that it is supposed to be a portrait of Robbie Burns, I'll let you judge for yourself.![]() About half way to the fever village there is a flat stone on the ground. When the "fever" (probably the plague) was brought to Solam by a sailor, the infected were sent to the fever village to keep them away from the healthy. ![]() |
![]() The stone where the food was left: ![]() |
![]() Continuing towards Callumkill on the way back to Ardbeg we came across some ingenious recycling: Old radiators used as "bridges" to help crossing very boggy parts of land along the path. Worked very well! Finally we arrived back at Ardbeg where we enjoyed a very nice lunch of soup and sandwiches. Most of us also had a wee dram, as was to be expected at a distillery. Refreshed we were ready for the next walk... |
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