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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Arnol 206 Ben More Assynt 248 374 Arrochar 48-9 Ben More Coigach Nature art galleries Reserve 250 Arran Art Gallery 64 Ben Nevis 14, 169, 14 Bonhoga Gallery 309 Ben Wyvis 223 Highland Arts Studio 77 Benbecula 212 Pier Arts Centre 271 Berneray 211 Ullapool galleries 255 Bettyhill 239-40 Wheeling Steen Gallery 295 Bharpa Langass 211 Assynt 247-50 bicycle travel, see cycling ATMs 362 Bigton 313 aurora borealis 321 birdwatching 15, 32, 312, 15 A Aviemore 127-30, 127 Balranald Nature Reserve 211 Aberfeldy 115-18 Castle O’Burrian 295 Fair Isle Bird Observatory 321 Aberfoyle 49-50 B Foula 311 abseiling 61 Badbea 232 Harris 209 accommodation 356-8, see also bagpipes 340 individual locations Isle of Iona 98 Balfour Castle 289 Achiltibuie 250-1 Isle of Islay 81 Ballater 138-9 Achnacarry 170 Isle of Mull 96 Balloch 44 activities 20, 28-36, see also Loch of Funzie 320 Balmaha 44 individual activities Orkney Island 269 Balmoral Castle 139 air travel 365, 367 RSPB Loch Garten Osprey Balquhidder 52-3 Alford 137 Centre 132 Banavie 170 Alladale Wilderness Lodge & Shetland Islands 312, 317 Reserve 227 Barnhouse Neolithic Village 275 Sumburgh Head 314 Alness 225 Barra 213-15 Birnam 122-3 Alyth 144 Barrie, JM 141-2, 208 Birsay 275-6 An Teallach 257 battlefields Black Isle 219-22 Angus Glens 141-4 Battle of Glenshiel 163 blackhouses 202 animals 127, 343-7, see also Battle of Killiecrankie 126 Arnol Blackhouse 206 birdwatching, individual species, Culloden Battlefield 156 Gearrannan Blackhouse Village 206 wildlife cruises, wildlife watching Pass of Brander 78 Howmore 213 Aonach Eagach 171 beaches 17, 22, 17 Blackwaterfoot 64 Appin 79-80 Achmelvich 248 Blair Atholl 126-7 Appin murder 81 Calgary 94 Blair Castle 126-7 Applecross 261-2 Camusdarach Beach 177 Blairgowrie 144-5 aquariums Harris 17, 209, 17 Boat of Garten 132 Loch Lomond Aquarium 44-5 Isle of Bute 58 boat travel 48, 366, 367 Orkney Marine Life Aquarium 284 Isle of Coll 99 boat trips Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary 80 Isle of Colonsay 88 Black Isle 219 archaeology Laig Beach 197-8 Caithness Seacoast 235 Bressay 308 Red Point 258 Eas a’Chuil Aluinn waterfall 245 Orkney Island tours 269 Reef Beach 207 Elgol 188 Westness Walk 290 St Catherine’s Bay 292 Inverness 149 Westray Heritage Centre 295 Scousburgh Sands 313 Isle of Iona 98-9 Arctic Penguin 68 Bealach na Ba 261 Isle of Islay 81 Ardgour 174-5 Bealach Ratagain 164 Isle of Mull 90, 96 Ardnamurchan 174-5 Beatrix Potter Park 122 Isle of Seil 78 area codes 362-3 Beauly 158 Isle of Skye 187, 190 Arisaig 177-8 beavers 70, 344 Lewis 207 Arkle 244, 245, 336 Beinn Eighe Mountain Trail 260 Loch Etive 79 Armadale 187-8 Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve Loch Lomond 45 Arnisdale 164 263-4 Loch Ness 149, 161, 162 Belnahua 78 Loch Shiel 176 Ben Challum 53 Loch Tay 118 Mallaig 178 000 Map pages Ben Lawers 53, 54, 119 Mousa 312 000 Photo pages Ben Lomond 102-3, 102 Ben More 95 Mull of Kintyre 67 27-index-shi2.indd 374374 7/10/2011 1:16:34 PM Scalloway 308 Quoyness chambered tomb 293-4 Breachachadh Castle 99 Scapa Flow 269 Reilig Oran 98 Brochel Castle 195 375 St Kilda 214 Burns, Robert 56 Brodick Castle 61, 105 Summer Isles 253, 255 Burns Night 23, 339 Brodie Castle 158 Trossachs, the 52 Burray 283-4 Castle Coeffin 80 Boddam 313 bus travel 48, 51, 365, 367 Castle Menzies 115 Bonar Bridge 227 business hours 358 Castle of Mey 236 Bonnie Prince Charlie 133, 156, 165, bushwalking, see walking Castle Stalker 80 INDEX 177, 193, 213, 331-2 Butt of Lewis 205 Castle Sween 69 books 324 Castle Tioram 175 Bowmore 83-4 Cawdor Castle 157-8 Brae 315 C B-C Cairngorms, the 17, 127-34, 17 Corgarff Castle 137-8 Braemar 139-41 Cairngorms National Park 127 Craigievar Castle 137 Braemar Gathering 24, 141 cairns Crathes Castle 138 Braemore 257 Appin murder 81 Duart Castle 92 Brahan Seer 224 Auchagallon 64 Dunollie Castle 71 breweries 351-2 Blackhammer Cairn 290 Dunrobin Castle 229-30 Black Isle Brewery 219 Cairn o’Get 234 Dunstaffnage Castle 79 Colonsay Brewery 89 Eday 293 Duntulm Castle 194-5 Islay Ales 84 Grey Cairns of Camster 234 Dunvegan Castle 193 Isle of Arran Brewery 61 Edzell Castle 143 Valhalla Brewery 319 Holm of Papay 297 Eilean Donan Castle 9, 163, 9 bridges Kilmartin Glen 70 Inveraray Castle 68 Bridge of Balgie 119 Knowe of Yarso 290-1 Inverness Castle 149 Bridge over the Atlantic 77 Midhowe Tomb 290 Kilchurn Castle 79 Kylesku Bridge 245 Ord Hut Circles & Chambered Cairns 228 Kildrummy Castle 137 Broadford 186-7 Prince’s Cairn 177 brochs 327 Kinloch Castle 196 Taversoe Tuick 290 Broch of Culswick 310 Kisimul Castle 213-14 Torrylinn Cairn 64 Broch of Deerness 283 Lews Castle 202 Caithness 232-9 Broch of Gurness 276 Lochranza Castle 63 Caledonian Canal 161, 170-1 Burroughston Broch 289 Mingary Castle 174 Caledonian pine forests 119, 127-8 Caithness Broch Centre 236 Noltland Castle 295 Callander 50-2 Clickimin Broch 303 Old Wick Castle 234 Callanish 206-7 Doune Broch Centre 206 Rothesay Castle 58 Callanish Standing Stones 12, Dun Carloway 206 Scalloway Castle 308 206-7, 12 Dun Telve 164 Skipness Castle 66 Campbeltown 67-83 Dun Troddan 164 Tarbert Castle 66 Camusdarach Beach 177 Fort George 156-7 Urquhart Castle 161 canals Midhowe Broch 290 Yesnaby Castle 274 Caledonian Canal 161, 170-1 Mousa Broch 312 cathedrals, see also churches & Crinan Canal 69 Old Scatness 314 chapels Cannich 158-9 Tirefour Broch 80 Dornoch Cathedral 228 canoeing 33-4, see also sea kayaking Brodick 61-3 Dunkeld Cathedral 122 Loch Sionascaig 252 Brodick Castle 61, 105 Fortrose Cathedral 219 Plockton 262 Brodie Castle 158 St Magnus Cathedral 277 Cape Wrath 243-4 Brora 231 caves 22 car travel 19, 365, 368, 369, see also Brown, George Mackay 271, 338 Bone Caves 248 scenic drives Buachaille Etive Mor 171 Davaar Cave 67 car-ferry travel 366, 367 budget 18 Fingal’s Cave 22, 97, 21 Carloway 206 Bunessan 96 King’s Cave 64 Carrbridge 132 burial grounds Kirstan’s Hole 311 Carsaig Arches 96 Bullough Mausoleum 196 Mackinnon’s Cave 95 Castlebay 213-15 Clan MacNab burial ground 53 Smoo Cave 242 castles 9, 22 Giant’s Graves 64 Spar Cave 188 Balfour Castle 289 Lyness Naval Cemetery 286 Traligill Caves 248 Balmoral Castle 139 Maes Howe 274 Cawdor 157-8 Blair Castle 126-7 Midhowe Tomb 290 ceilidhs 11, 339, 11 Braemar Castle 140 cell phones 19, 362-3 Coldbackie 240-1 Loch Lomond 45 376 cemeteries, see burial grounds Connel 79 Lochs & Glens Cycle Way 49, 53 Central Highlands 114-147, 116-17 consulates 360, 361 West Loch Lomond Cycle Path 45 accommodation 114 Corpach 170-1 climate 114 Corrie 63 D food 114 Corrieshalloch Gorge 257 Dalwhinnie 134 highlights 116 Corrour Station 121-2 dangers, see safety travel seasons 114 Corryvreckan whirlpool 86 Deeside 138-41 INDEX children, travel with 350, 358 Coruisk 189 Diabaig 260 churches & chapels, see also courses 351 Dingwall 224 cathedrals Cowal Highland Gathering 56 disabilities, travellers with 363 C-D Italian Chapel 283 Cowal peninsula 54-7, 55 distilleries 353, see also whisky Keills Chapel 69 Craigellachie Nature Reserve 128 Arberiour Distillery 136 Kilchatton Church 78 Craigievar Castle 137 Bell’s Blair Athol Distillery 123 Kildalton Chapel 83 Craignure 91-2 Ben Nevis Distillery 166 St Boniface’s Church 296 Crathes Castle 138 Bowmore Distillery 83 St Brendan’s Chapel 66 credit cards 362 Bruichladdich Distillery 84 St Clement’s Church 209 Crianlarich 47-8 Clynelish Distillery 231 St Columba’s Church 203 Crinan Canal 69 Dalmore Distillery 225 St Conan’s Kirk 78 crofting 335-6 Dalwhinnie Distillery 134 St Nicholas’ Church 276-7 Badbea 232-3 Dewar’s World of Whisky 115 Trumpan Church 193-4 Old Shoremore 244 Dufftown 136 Churchill Barriers 282 Rosal Township 241 Edradour Distillery 123 Clearances 227, 290, 332-3 Sandness 310 Glenfarclas Distillery 136 climate 18, see also individual crofting museums regions Glenfiddich Distillery 7, 136, 7 Island Life Museum 101 climate change 366 Glenmorangie Distillery 225 Kildonan Museum 212 climbing 34 Highland Park Distillery 279 Laidhay Croft Museum 233 An Teallach 257 Isle of Arran Distillery 63 Shetland Crofthouse Museum 313 Ben Bhraggie 230 Kilchoman Distillery 85 Skye Museum of Island Life 195 Macallan Distillery 136 Ben Lomond 102-3, 103 Cromarty 219 Oban Distillery 71 Ben More 92 Cromarty Firth 224-5 Old Pulteney Distillery 235 Ben Nevis 14, 169, 14 Cuillin Hills 8, 188-9, 8 Port Askaig 85 Ben Venue 52 Cullipool 78 Port Ellen 83 Ben Wyvis 223 Culloden Battlefield 156 Speyside Cooperage 136 Cairngorm Mountain 130 cultural centres Springbank Distillery 67 Cobbler 48 An Lanntair Art Centre 202 Talisker Distillery 189-90 Cuillin Hills 185 Breadalbane Folklore Centre 53 whisky trail 31, 134, 136, 135 Five Sisters of Kintai 163 Hoswick Visitor Centre 312 diving 35-6 Foinaven 244-5 Orkney Folklore & Storytelling Muckle Roe 315 Ladhar Bheinn 179 Visitor Centre 275 Oban 72-3 Lost Valley 171-2 Taigh Chearsabhagh 211 Scapa Flow 283 Meallfuarvonie 159 Tain Through Time 225 dog sledding 128 Paps of Jura 87 cultural museums Dornoch 228-9 Suilven 249 Glencoe Folk Museum 172 Dounreay 239 Torridon Munros 260 Tangwick Haa Museum 316 drinks, see whisky, wine Clo Mor 243 culture 337-42 driving, see car travel Cluanie Inn 163 curling 342 driving licences 368 Clyde and Loch Lomond Cycle currency 18 Drumnadrochit 160-1 Way 45 customs regulations 358-9 Drymen 110 Cobbler 48 cycling 31-2, 367, see also mountain Coigach 250-7 biking Dufftown 134-5 Coire Lagan 188 Ballater 138-9 Duirinish 193-4 Coire Mhic Fhearchair 261 Clyde and Loch Lomond Cycle Dun Carloway 206 Way 45 Dun Telve 164 Étape 124 Dun Troddan 164 Dunbeath
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    UPAG Site Visit 2017: Ben A’an 15 September 2017 Attendees: Will Huckerby Forest Enterprise Recreation & Communities Manager Julie McMorran Forest Enterprise Recreation Civil Engineer Fiona Scottish Natural Heritage Recreation & Access Officer Cuninghame (SNH) Bridget Jones SNH Strategic Paths & Projects Manager Kenny Auld Loch Lomond and the Access Adviser Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) Gordon Paxton- Outdoor Access Trust for Technical Projects Officer White Scotland (OATS) Lachlan OATS Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Hutchinson (LLT) Path Trainee Isobel Wilson OATS LLT Path Trainee Emma Levy OATS LLT Path Trainee Mark O’Brien OATS LLT Path Trainee Veronica Keyte OATS LLT Path Trainee Martin Stodter OATS LLT Path Trainee Nicholas De Boer OATS LLT Path Trainee Jacob Mirza. OATS LLT Path Trainee Richard Fox Lake District NPA Fix the Fells Ranger Chris York Walking the Talk Consultant Ross McGowan McGowan Outdoor Access Ltd Path contractor Doug Sinclair Nevis Landscape Partnership Footpath Officer Bob Aitken Consultant Path Consultant Julian Digby Cairngorms Wilderness Path contractor Contracts Ltd Chris Taylor Cairngorms Mountain Ranger Ben A’an context: 454m high 1.2km long Extremely popular “mini mountain” Forestry Commission ownership Located in: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Great Trossachs National Nature Reserve Queen Elisabeth Forest Park Stirling Council Site challenges, opportunities and constraints: High visitation est. 50,000 + Mixed ability use and demand Car parking Close to half of Scotland’s population Clear fell site in transition to native woodland SSSI near summit area National Park conservation aims National Park visitor experience aims Path repair funding via The Mountains and the People HLF project run by OATS Further detail about the path upgrade and repair, including location map, is presented by OATS in the Ben A’an Path Report March 2016.