Photo Post Location 18 . Strathmashie
OS Grid reference: NN5818 9239
How to get there
We recommend you access the photo post from Laggan Wolftrax - take the Dun da lamh trail from Achduchil. Carparking is available at Laggan Wolftrax for a fee. The post is at about 1.6km along the track from Achduchil which takes you to the Dun da Lamh hill fort and is easily visible from the track.
The photo post is accessible on foot or on a mountain bike.
More information on this location
The working forest has long been a key feature of this landscape and is described by Queen Victoria:
"On the 28th, about 5 o'clock, Albert drove me to Strathmashie, and back again, sixteen miles in all. Here the scenery was splendid: high bold hills, with a good deal of wood; glens with the Pattack, and a small waterfall; the meadows here and about reminded me much of Thuringen. We were delighted with the scenery, which is singularly beautiful, wild and romantic, with so much fine wood about it, which greatly enhances the beauty of a landscape."
From Queen Victoria's diary (held at the McPherson Museum in Newtonmore).
Do you think Queen Victoria’s description of Strathmashie is still relevant today?
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