Programme of activities

Gaelic storytelling and walk

Length of activity:	AM or PM: 2.5 hours
Available on:	Saturday
Cost:	£5

Details:

If you are interested in the history and heritage of Inverness, and of the Highlands in general, this walk is for you!

• Have you heard the story of Big Angus and the Fairies of Tomnahurich?
• What about The Milk Famine when the children of Inverness had no milk to drink?
• Do you know how Saint Columba saw off Broichan the Druid while in Inverness?
• What does Tomnahurich mean?
• And what exactly was Clachnahagaig – still a marker of the city’s fishings?

These are only five aspects of the rich Gaelic heritage of the Highland capital which broadcaster and writer Roddy Maclean will be presenting on a gentle walk in April. If you are interested in the history and heritage of Inverness, and of the Highlands in general, this walk is for you!

Roddy will lead participants from the rugby pitches’ car park near the canal, past the sports centre to the river, along part of the canal towpath to the site of Clachnahagaig and back to Tomnahurich, walking around the hill to the summit. Then from Tomhnahurich back to the car park. Only one main road is crossed. All along the route he will talk about Inverness’s Gaelic heritage through place names, stories from tradition and accounts of historical figures. The walk could be completed in an hour but Roddy expects it to last 2 hours, taking in the stories.

It is suitable for all ages but note that dogs are not permitted within the grounds of Tomhnahurich Cemetery. Participants should wrap up well if it is a cold day and should wear stout footwear as they will be walking a short distance across grass at the edge of the rugby fields. Anyone wishing to take a child in a push chair could leave out this section and walk along the canal towpath to meet the rest of the party. The walk up Tomhnahurich is pushchair accessible as the party will be walking on the vehicular road which is gradual and not steep. This part of the walk could possibly be accessed by wheelchair.

 

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