2018 - Walk 13 - Fettercairn - Fasque
The dire forecasts of damaging winds and rain came to nought yesterday. In the end, just four of us made the trip over the hill to Fettercairn for a short, flat afternoon walk - Dave drove Nigel, John and I, parking up next to the Mercat Cross in the village, which cut a little off the planned route. We walked westwards past the school and the distillery and then took a right along a minor road which led us to a sign saying "Stankeye - West Lodge", which was our entrance to the Fasque estate. Who knew there was a small loch there, or that it was called Stankeye? Not us. Traversing the loch anti-clockwise (just as well Colin wasn't with us!) on a barely discernible trail, we eventually met up with an estate road again which took us to the impressive Fasque House, in front of which there must have been 20-30 deer of differing types, plus a few random llamas: Setting the camera up on the sun dial, we took the team photo in front of Fasque House: The house is no...