Travel home seemed to take forever, not helped by cars travelling super slowly on a fairly good road up Glen Sheil and down Glen Moriston, so we did stop in Invermoriston for a walk, some lunch, and a much needed cup of tea.
Built by Thomas Telford (known throughout the world for his engineering works including the Caledonian Canal in Scotland) in 1813, the old bridge (in the background) was part of the main road between Drumnadrochit and Fort Augustus, until it was replaced in the 1930s with a new bridge.
One of the biggest jobs which Telford worked on for 20 years was the design of hte Parliamentary Highland Roads, which were upgrades to the road network in Scotland. However, he was tasked with designing completely new roads around Loch Ness and began building bridges along the west shore to join up all the small communities along the way. This meant he had to design bridges to span all the rivers - in all nearly a thousand bridges were built as part of the plan to improve Highland roads.
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| He's clearly a 'Kelling' as he does strike a good pose! |
And then it was a straight shoot home in time to pick up Toots from the bus and prepare for 30+ visitors tomorrow!
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