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Crossmount, Dunalastair Water, McGregor's Cave,
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Grid ref: NN 70125 57749 Lat/Long: 56.693353, -04.122263 The overnight rain continued through the day. My morning walk is along the south side of Dunalastair Water. This is an enlarged loch that has been dammed at the east end. It was an easy & pleasant walk until a difficult river crossing of stepping stones has to be negotiated. |
 McGregor's Cave window top right |
| Once across it was a delightful green track to McGregor's Cave. The cave is mostly a man-made front of random stone with two doorways (doors long gone) & a window hole overlooking the loch. There are various legends surrounding it from a Jacobite hideout to Victorian picnic spot. |
 One of two doorway entrances |
 McGregor's Cave interior |
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 The ruinous Dunalastair House |
 Fantasy software treatment |
 Walking back in the rain |
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 Grab shot of a lovely Red Squirel |
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| The Victorian story is the most plausible. I returned the same way and approaching the road had a look at the large Crossmount House. I walked up to it and it appeared the left part was occupied but the rest didn’t. One of the roof windows looked to be missing and this would cause severe future damage. Back by the road there is a nice gate house there is an old tree stump converted into miniature features. |
 Lovely garden feature |
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