We Had A Dream

 

We Had A Dream nae make that a NIGHTMARE

Oh no we won’t!

Beam Me Up Scotty

Club v Country

Here we are another international weekend and nae real fitba.

First up then for everyone out there who need their DFC fix….name these players.

On to matters of national importance I understand that the Tartan Army are once again re-recording a Scotland squad record for the benefit of Children In Need, at half time today the crowd will be “singing” We Have A Dream originally released in 1982 the single will be released next month by which time I hope we still have an interest in the core business of qualifying for 2010.

Here is the original in all it’s John Gordon Sinclair glory

“We Have A Dream” – Scotland World Cup Squad 1982 [MP3}

 

Lochnagar

Today we had a stroll up Glen Muick which is an ideal setting to view Lochnagar, the weather was just turning so we didn’t stay too long but the views were outstanding as can be seen from my photo below.

Lochnagar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lochnagar/Beinn Chìochan
Lochnagar face seen from Meikle Pap
Elevation	1155 m (3790 ft)
Location	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Prominence	c. 670 m
Parent peak	Ben Macdhui
Topo map	OS Landranger 44
OS grid reference	NO244861
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Translation	Little loch of the noisy sound/Breast mountain (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	[peɲˈçiəxən]

Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee nearBalmoral. It is named after Lochan na Gaire, the ‘little loch of the noisy sound’, a loch to be found in the mountain’s northeast corrie. Today the lochan is popularly called Lochnagar too. The summit is usually referred to as Cac Càrn Beag, meaning “small cairn of faeces” in Gaelic. Beinn Chìochan (‘breast mountain’) is an alternative Gaelic name.[1]

The mountain’s principal feature is a north-facing corrie around which most of the subsidiary tops as well as the main peak sit. The mountain is a Munro and is popular with hillwalkers at all times of the year. The most common route of ascent is from Glen Muick. Care should be taken on the summit in poor visibility; the plateau is mostly devoid of obvious features and has steep cliffs on its northern edge.

Lochnagar is located on the Royal Estate at Balmoral, and the mountain itself has royal links. It is the setting for a children’s story,The Old Man of Lochnagar, originally told by Prince Charles to his younger brothers, Andrew and Edward, and published in 1980with royalties going toward The Prince’s Trust.

A malt whisky distillery located near the Balmoral estate on the south side of the River Dee produces the Royal Lochnagar Single Malt whisky.

It is a site for breeding Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) and this has led it to be designated as a Special Protection Area.

‘Lochnagar’ is the name of a crater in the Somme created by a massive mine explosion during the First World War. The peak also lends its name to a poem by Lord Byron, and the song based on it.

In the movie Mrs. Brown, John Brown and Benjamin Disraeli hike up Lochnagar to discuss the need for Queen Victoria to return to active involvement with Government.