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Lat/Long: 56.806166, -04.088653
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Grid ref: NN 72484 70223
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After a long drive along the A9 and minor road at Dalnacardoch I
left my cart by the road and set off around 13:45 to head up
Glen Edendon. It's a much later start than usual but I wanted to
get this walk in before the rainy weather arrived during the
week. I crossed the A9 then up the stony estate road and into
the woods. At the high point is a radio mast which is an O2 mast
at the south end of the glem pushed its signal north. The
roughly stoned track began to improve with a smoother surface
part way up. |
By Edendon Water. |
Badnambiast bothy |
I continued to the tall cairn on the left which is as far as
I’ve walked at a previous visit on 7th Feb earlier this year. A
4wd vehicle passed me on its way north and further on a man on a
mountain bike came south. I reached the bothy at Badnambiast
which had a substantial roof in good condition but was derelict
inside. A notice on a rood beam reads:
Sudden death of
Gamekeeper.
Donald Mactavish, a keeper on the Athol side of
Driumaschdar died on the roadside near Dalwhinnie on Friday
night while he and two others were going along the road towards
his house at Badnambiast, the deceased dropped down and soon
thereafter expired. His body was taken to the Dalwhinnie Hotel.
So presumably this building was his home. |
New bridge before the lodge. |
Sronphadruig Lodge. |
The weather was nice as I continued
north then dropped down to cross Edendon Water at the bridge
then up the west bank for a couple of kilometers to another
crossing. The map shows a ford but thankfully there is a newish
concrete bridge crossing. I still couldn’t see my objective of
the Sronphadruig Lodge. A vehicle approached from the north,
passed me and continued south. It could have been the one I saw
earlier coming back. Through the pines I saw the roof of the
lodge ahead. I reached the gate in the surrounding deer fence,
went through and up to the lodge buildings. The front door was
securely shut and I soon found out was barricaded from the
inside. Round the back a missing window gave easy access inside.
It was a fascinating time capsule which looked like it was last
occupied over 30 years ago. I wandered around but it was now
16:30 and I had a long walk back to the car.
It is interesting to note that the
1860 map calls the building Edendon Lodge. |
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I set off back the way I’d come and as I continued south the
weather became overcast and a bit drizzly. As I approached the
rasio mast I’d seen earlier I diverted my return route down to
the old quarry area so I could follow the path down to Edendon
Water and follow it under the A9 road through the impressive
tunnel. I emerged onto the old A9 route then via Dalnacardoch
buildings and back to my car. |
Under the A9. |
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