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PART ONE

COMRIE AND CRIEFF

Stuc na Cabaig, on the west ridge of Beinn Dearg (Route 2)

The Scots word ‘couthie’ means civilised, pleasant and friendly. It’s altogether applicable to Crieff and Comrie, the last villages of the Lowlands along the Highland line. Well-laid, smooth-surfaced village paths venture boldly into the harsh heather, re-emerging along a wide river back to a Georgian main street. The wonders of Crieff include the monumental Hydro hotel, from the time when an exciting holiday consisted of drinking nasty-tasting healthy water. Comrie, meanwhile, boasts a white-painted church, and an encampment of historic Nissen huts, some of them listed for conservation.

But above the tea shops and hotels loom the first Munros, the schisty crags, and the heather.