Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 33 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Hundreds of years ago, tales of fairies living in the woods near Aberfoyle were widely told. Doon Hill’s mystical woodland setting was one of the key places for this magical activity. Aberfoyle’s minister, Rev Robert Kirk, wrote an essay of fairy folklore that he collected between 1691-1692 but never lived to see his book published. According to legend, he was captured on Doon Hill and taken to the land of the fairies to be punished for his revelations, which were eventually released by author Walter Scott in 1815 under the title, The Secret Commonwealth Of Elves, Fauns And Fairies. These days, you will see ribbons, dreamcatchers, and offerings to the fairies, as well as ‘fairy houses’ in the trees.
January 9, 2020
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