"Walking"

Walking in Scotland is a great way to encourage children into the great outdoors and to encourage them to get the active habit, especially with the pressures of healthy living and well being - what better time to get them excited about walking in the countryside!

Family walks shouldn't be too long. They should be relaxing, fun and full of interest for all and it's also important to treat the walk as a journey of exploration or adventure and to go at the child's pace. Take a picnic and plenty to drink and head for a landmark that will appeal to them such as a swing park, castle, ice cream van or pond.

Fyrish Monument: 
This is a monument which was built on the orders of Sir Hector Munro of Novar Estate, way back in the late eighteenth century.  It is said to be based on the gates to an Indian city named Negapataum or Negapatum.  Sir Hector requested the work and helped out many unemployed in doing so. 
To get to the monument you need to drive up the old Struie road and turn left at the sign for Boath.  A few miles up this road you will see the signs for the Jubilee Path to Fyrish Monument, car park. 
The views from the top are stunning and we highly recommend this walk for the views and for the monument which is most unusual.

Black Rock Gorge:
The Harry Potter film (Goblet of Fire) location beside the river and bridge in Evanton.  (Turn left as you leave the caravan park and take the first left over the bridge).  Follow the road until you see Assynt Mill and you will see another road just before it to the left.  This is a rough track that can be used by car in good weather. At the bottom of track there is a turning area.  A short walk takes you over the gorge on a bridge (ARMY skills), up the other side, back over another bridge and back to the car.  The Gorge is amazingly deep (125 feet) and very narrow!.