Thread by @andywightman

THREAD Delighted to have my first piece in the Land Detective series published in the @scotnational This is a short thread with some further background. 1/6 thenational.scot/politics/19903…

First of all, the name (advice from Gaelic scholars welcome). I used Allt-na-Ruighe in my submitted piece but its been edited to the name it is commonly known as - Allt-na-Reigh. I believe the former is correct (burn of the slope or pasture land) but views are welcome! 2/6

The property has a long association with mountaineering in Glencoe moat prominently through it being the home and workshop of Hamish McInnes. This superlative image ©John Cleare (my copy from the book MacInnes) is a stunning portrait of HM in his workshop at Allt-na-Ruighe. 3/6

Older images of the property show its significance as a roadman’s house built around 1890 to maintain the new Telford Road constructed through Glen Coe in early 19th century. 4/6

It is now the subject of planning application to demolish it and replace it with a luxury villa. Highland Council Planning Application Ref 21/05434/FUL 5/6

This is an iconic and historic property which deserves sympathetic restoration and preservation as the home of Dr Hamish McInnes OBE BEM and the birthplace of modern mountaineering and mountain rescue technology. 6/6 macinnes-stretchers.co.uk