About Glencrannog

This is a once in a lifetime chance for you and your successors to own a piece of Scottish Highland History and legally bear the title 'Laird or Lady of Glencrannog'.

We welcome you to our somewhat exclusive group!

How many people do you know who have Privileged Personal Access‚ to their own remote Scottish Highland loch side retreat?

On purchasing one of our souvenir land plots on the beautiful Glencrannog Estate, that is exactly what you will have.

Glencrannog, which is situated alongside the 'Lairds Retreat'‚ on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll, (See map), is one of the few areas containing true mixed woodland which supports a variety of wildlife. (In 1986 our first Golden Eagle was spotted flying above Cnoc Breamanach‚ which overlooks the Lairds Retreat).

The estate also has an enchanting stream running through its gently sloping ground and some excellent spots for picnicking can be found on one of the flatter clearings further up the slope.

The higher one climbs the grander the view becomes, looking out across Loch Riddon and southward to the island of Bute. (For those wishing to visit Bute, the ferry leaves from the very pleasant village of Colintraive - approx 3 miles south of Glencrannog.)




View from Glencrannog Estate in Argyll looking southward down 'Loch Riddon' showing the Island of 'Eilean Dubh'

Let us explain the meaning of the name Glencrannog‚ or 'Glen of the Crannog'.

A Crannog‚ is the name given in Scotland and Ireland to a dwelling or number of dwellings built on an artificial or natural island, usually on a loch.

Such locations were almost certainly for reasons of security, and access from the nearby shore would have been by dugout canoe, a causeway of stones, or by a gangway built on top of raised timber piles.

There is a Crannog called 'Eilean Dearg' - a small island close to your land - just visible on the photograph to the right. Focus on the small island almost dead centre which is called 'Eilean Dubh' - look to the right of this and the small island near the coast is 'Eilean Dearg', This is exactly the type of small natural island on which a Crannog would have been sited.

To date, the oldest known Crannog is dated to around 3000 BC and Crannogs were in use as recently as the 17th century AD.



Back to Eilean Dearg; today there are the remains of a ruined castle to be seen which was blown to pieces sometime in the 17th century. This stands as a constant reminder that this now beautiful and peaceful area was for centuries the scene of heroic struggles and not a little 'skulduggery' - a land of Kings, Rebels and Visionaries.

Celts, Picts, Scotti and Vikings have all battled and bled for this land. Powerful families have developed into clans and when the land could no longer support the growing numbers of different clans raiding and 'reiving' (cattle stealing) became common. This caused inter-clan feuds that would last for generations.

Today's 'Scottish Highland Games' are an example of the positive use of inter-clan combative spirit, where feats of great strength and agility are exhibited and aggression is channelled into the relatively harmless pursuits of 'Caber' tossing (from the Gaelic 'Caber' pole), shot-putting (the throwing of a cannon ball) and hammer throwing.

The location and history of the Glencrannog Estate is sure to captivate and impress, we are confident that you will be delighted with the wee bit of Historic Scottish Highlands that can be yours forever!







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