Great Minds and Innovations

Your Detailed Itinerary Great Minds and Innovations important for fishing boats and, Rannoch Moor. Continue to to see the ‘linns’ or waterfalls. It was Day 1 Day 3 today, for recreational craft. Its Crianlarich, reaching Glasgow the force of this water that was sound construction has stood the (overnight) via the beauties of originally harnessed to supply Explore Edinburgh. It was here Leave Edinburgh by the M9/A9 test of time. Travel south down the Loch Lomond. power to the mill community. From during the 18th-century Scottish ‘The Highland Road’, crossing into Great Glen (even more spectacular Lanark, continue east and north for Enlightenment that the King’s the Highlands at Dunkeld. Here the locks at Neptune’s Staircase at Edinburgh. chemist, John Amyat, summed up Dukes of Atholl, known as ‘The near Fort William) for Day 6 this intellectual flowering by stating Planting Dukes’, held enlightened overnight at Fort William. that he could stand on the Royal views on developing their estates Explore Glasgow’s Charles Rennie Mile, by the Mercat Cross, and "in a with new forestry techniques. See Mackintosh connections – a special few minutes take fifty men of the last surviving original tree, ‘The Mackintosh Trail Ticket is available genius by the hand". Near the foot Parent Larch’, by Dunkeld Cathedral. Day 5 to use on public transport. The of today’s Royal Mile is Our Dynamic It was planted by the 2nd Duke in The which Glasgow School of Art, The Earth, which tells a story directly the 1730s – and was the parent of runs from Fort William to is Lighthouse, Street School linking to just one genius: James many of the estimated 14 million one of Scotland’s great travel and House for an Art Lover are just Hutton, ‘the Father of Modern trees planted in Perthshire in the experiences, especially in summer some of the venues. The Charles Geology’. following century! Further up the when vintage steam locomotives Rennie Mackintosh Society has its A9, turn west at Dalwhinnie for (‘The Jacobite’) haul some of the headquarters in the Mackintosh more magnificent scenery, reaching trains. As well as the Church at Queen’s Cross. Overnight Day 2 the Great Glen at . Fort Viaduct, made famous through its Glasgow. Augustus (overnight) lies to the appearances in the Harry Potter Travel east, towards Musselburgh to north. and the Chamber of Secrets movie, visit Newhailes. This grand house look out for Borrodale Bridge, east Day 7 was the former home of the of , in its day a sensation in The information contained in this publication is as supplied Travel south-east from the city to to VisitScotland at to the best of VisitScotland’s knowledge Dalrymples, an influential family in the engineering world for the size of is correct at the time of going to press. VisitScotland can Day 4 the town of Lanark, from where it is accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. Journey law and politics at the time of the its single concrete arch. (Look out, easy to find New Lanark in the times and frequency are accurate at the time of going to Scottish Enlightenment. Guided Fort Augustus is a good place to see too, for the superb views of the print but may be subject to change. April 2015. steep valley of the Clyde, below the VisitScotland is committed to ensuring that our natural tours of the interiors, also walks and the 19th-century engineering of the Small Isles beyond Arisaig.) Return town. As well as a visitor centre, environment and built heritage, upon which tourism is so trails in the extensive grounds. locks on the Caledonian Canal. This to Fort William then depart for dependent, is safeguarded for future generations to enjoy. preserved dwellings and mills from Cover: The Forth Rail Bridge at sunset, Edinburgh. Overnight Edinburgh. coast-to-coast link was originally Glasgow. The road south from Fort the time of this experiment in © Paul Tomkins, VisitScotland/Scottish Viewpoint intended to assist the navy, but William leads through the mountain workers’ welfare, there are attractive naval vessels soon became too big spectacle of Glencoe and on to for passage! It nevertheless became walks along the wooded river banks

To search over 7,000 quality assured For information, inspiration and more accommodations, from bed and breakfasts itineraries online check out: to castles go to: www.visitscotland.com www.visitscotland.com The first paddle-wheel steamer, the first commercial exploitation of oil, the steam hammer, the postage stamp, the vacuum flask, logarithms, radar, pneumatic tyres and even the concept of a bank overdraft – the inventions and innovations of Scottish minds appear in many fields of endeavour. During an early flowering of this Great Minds intellectual talent, called the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, was considered ‘a hotbed of genius’. And this tradition of innovation continued far beyond its 18th-century origins. This tour visits the and Innovations surviving works of some of the creative individuals, both from the time of the Enlightenment and beyond it.

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EDINBURGH WALKING TOURS – With a historic centre that is compact and easy to get around, Edinburgh offers a variety of walking tours with heritage, literary and even ghostly themes – a great way to encounter the city’s past.

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Great Minds and Innovations

THE GEORGIAN HOUSE – Owned by the National Trust for Scotland this is a showcase re-creation of life in the New town of Edinburgh c.1796 at 7 Charlotte Square, centrepiece of the architect Robert Adam’s palace-fronted block.

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY – Come face to face with portraits of Scots who helped to shape the nation, including philosopher Dugald Stewart and geologist James Hutton.

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NEWHAILES – An extraordinary survival of early 18th-century decorative art and collections, set within a late 17th century ‘villa’, and surrounded by an 18th-century designed landscape. Now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND: SCOTLAND A CHANGING NATION Reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of Scottish culture during the past century, this new permanent gallery within the museum traces the way events and achievements have shaped the Scottish nation.

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CALEDONIAN CANAL – Linking the east and THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY – The West LOCH LOMOND AND TROSSACHS NATIONAL MACKINTOSH TRAIL, GLASGOW – The NEW LANARK – Now a World Heritage Site, west coasts of Scotland, the Caledonian Canal Highland Railway’s extension from Fort William to PARK – This national park of 720 sq miles (1,865 sq legacy of the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh this village in a sylvan setting by the River took 19 years to complete, starting in 1803 Mallaig (opened 1901) saw pioneering use of km) includes some of Scotland’s finest upland scenery (1868-1928) can be seen today in and around Clyde became an 18th-century innovative under the innovative Scots engineer, mass concrete for bridges and viaducts, including and is a reminder that the modern conservation Glasgow, the city of his birth, both in individual social experiment in workers’ care and welfare Thomas Telford. the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct. Sometimes movement and the national parks system was buildings, for example, the Glasgow School of Art, – an initiative of enterprising Scottish merchant described as Britain’s most scenic rail journey. originally founded by a Scot, John Muir (1838-1914). and in museum displays such as the Hunterian. David Dale.