The Clachan — Allean Forest Loch Tummel

Date Added: 14 January 2015 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1975 Picture No: 2768

The photograph is courtesy of the family of George Dey. George took many forestry photographs in his forestry career and some are now shown on this web site although the whole forestry collection is now in Aberdeen University library archives.

The view is of the Clachan in Allean Forest, just west of the Queen’s View at Loch Tummel. The “new” roof that FC put on one of the buildings is still there and it is one of the features on the forest walks in Allean (part of Tay Forest Park). The attached PDF shows more views of the site and its various buildings as well as a written guide produced about 1975 – 1980. Special thanks to Charlie Taylor of Tay Forest District for the information.

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Groups: Forestry Areas, George Dey Forestry Collection, Recreation Activities and Art in the Forest

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The site was cleared of trees at the request of Dr Margaret Stewart, a well-known local archaeologist. This included cutting down a rowan. Hamish Park was not happy at all and warned that the spirits would be upset.
Later, when Dr Stewart was working in the stones of the clachan, she was bitten by an adder. She immediately asked Hamish to plant rowan trees around the clachan to appease the spirits. Comment left on 25 October 2020 at 21:46 by Douglas

Further linked to the rowan tree removal at the Clachan farmstead. During that same time the forester Alistair Fraser was helping pull away suckers around it at the site. In doing so he hurt his back. It bothered him to the extent he later attended the doctor. It turned out to be muscle damage. Can’t remember exact details but Alistair was reminded of the rowan tree again when the doctor unwittingly commented that it was an unusual injury......to an ‘old fashioned’ muscle not usually seen these days...more linked with repetitive farm work of old. Moral of the story...treat your rowan trees with care! Comment left on 28 October 2020 at 11:12 by Joan Park

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