On Sunday, we climbed Beinn an t-Sidhean (Ben Shian), a relatively small hill, that commands fantastic views into three glens, with glimpses of Loch Voil, Loch Earn and Loch Lubnaig from the summit and several Munros also visible. The weather was not as bad as these photos suggest- it wasn't cold.
Climbing up through the forest. One of the mini-dunslairs spotted a red squirrel
The "view" from the top- the inside of our Storm Shelter- OK the weather wasn't that nice!
An Sidhean- home of the faery-folk traditionally. Although how much of this can be put down to 18th Century Romantics, rather than actual folklore is debateable. The smallest dunslair picked up a quartz pebble- there wer eloads of these lying around. Apparantly these are faery firestones and were carried as talismans or charms. We found a Callander website with more information about these traditions here
View of Loch Lubnaig through a gap in the clouds during the descent.
