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Thus I found myself on the trail when these plantation trees suddenly appeared and, not long after that, the mysterious rock pile. Trust me, when you're on your own in the woods in a foreign country, it can be a tad unnerving when such a spectacle comes into view.
In the middle of the loch is a castle, somewhat overgrown by nature these days.
It was built as a defensive site, probably by the Wolf of Badenoch. In the late 17th century the castle's defences were put to the test by the defeated Jacobite forces retreating from Cromdale. It is reputed that the Lady of the castle, Grizzel Mhor, widow of James Grant of Rothiemurchus, assisted the defenders by casting lead bullets for their muskets. In the early 19th century it was used as a kennel for the valuable deer hounds belonging to the lairds of Rothiemurchus.
Beside the visitor centre is a lime-kiln whose size and location suggest that, as well as producing lime for use as fertiliser on fields, it also supplied lime for mortar in some of the larger country houses in the area. It probably dates from the mid-18th century and would have functioned well into the 19th century. Another relic of the 18th century is the corn mill, located upstream from the vehicle bridge approaching the car-park. A low rectangular foundation is all that remains of the building, but the course of the mill lade is clearly visible alongside the stream.