Newtyle 17.10.13

On Thursday the 17.10.13 the Thursday walking group got on a bus to Newtyle for a walk.

Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland. It lies 11 miles to the north of Dundee in the south west of Strathmore, between Hatton Hill and Newtyle (Heather Hill) in the Sidlaws.







After we got off the bus we walked up to the Pictish stone where we saw some great views.

The earliest history of the general area demonstrates that Pictish peoples inhabited the area. For example, discovery of the Eassie Stone in this region indicates sophisticated Pictish carvers who embraced Christianity about the year 600 AD.







Then we walked back to Newtyle along the old Railway

Newtyle was the northern terminus for the first commercial railway in Scotland, the Dundee and Newtyle Railway which opened in 1832.







The lands we were walking on were given to Sir William Olifard (8th chief) in 1317 by Robert the Bruce. Robert the Bruce's daughter, Elizabeth, married Sir William Olifard's son, Sir Walter Olifard, who also inherited the Newtyle estate.

Errol & Port Allan 14.10.13

On Monday the 14.10.13 the Monday walking group got on a bus to Errol for a walk to Port Allan. It was a horribly wet day.







On our way out of Errol we came across two minibeastie hotels in the newly made community garden.



 



Even with the poor weather there was some great views.







We then walked through the wood along the side of the River Tay where we had a good view of Errol.











On the way to Port Allan the rain was so heavy I had to stop taking photos. The reed beds here were, until a few years ago, harvested to thatch the roofs of houses; however by now they were flat for the winter. Port Allan is a great place even in the rain.

Newport & Tayfield Estate 30.09.13

On Monday the 30.09.13 the Monday walking group got on a bus to Newport for a walk around Tayfield Estate.

 

Tayfield Estate is a private company categorized under Forestry Consultants and located in Newport-On-Tay, established in 1817.







During our walk we came across some unusual tree roots and wild plants.







After a nice walk around the estate we went in to Newport where we walked down to the harbour and had a great view of Dundee.






We then went for a coffee then we walked to the Tay road bridge then across to Dundee.





This was nice walk and a great time was had by all.