I Dunadd Expect That

Day: 186

Towns / Cities Visited: 120

Countries Visited: 23

Steps Taken Today: 8,633

Steps Taken Around the World: 3,095,718

We awoke to, surprise surprise, another dreary, rain filled day. Still, there was places to go and things to see, thus we gathered our belongings, bid farewell to our hosts, and bundled into the car to continue our adventure. Today would see us travel up the west coast to Fort William, however we would be arriving there in a rather roundabout way. You see, just as you’ve got to get up to get down, in our case we were going down to get up. A couple of hours of driving through pelting rain and gale-force winds, dodging fallen branches and being whipped with twigs and leaves for the majority of the rather hectic journey, we eventually arrived in Kilmartin, located in the region of Argyll. Now what drew us all the way here, you ask? Why, history of course, dear reader. You see, Kilmartin is aptly located in the Kilmartin Glen, an area which is home to a hugely important collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age site, from cairns, standing stones, and carvings, to the remains of one of the countries most noteworthy iron age forts.

Sensibly, we decided to begin our exploration with a touch of education, and after scoffing down our packed lunch we headed into the Kilmartin Museum. It may not be the flashiest, most modern, or largest museum you’ve ever seen, but the series of rooms and displays located in the bottom storey of this…