Scottish Megarak Annual Pudding Worship-fest

nickbrand Oct 28, 2003 12:37:10

Passing on some internal mail from the Scotstone list:

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It's that time of year again. the nights are fair drawing in, there's a chill in the air, and it's November - must be time for a trip to the Moulin Inn!

Are we going to have an improvement on expressions of interest over last time? see if we really can have the "biggest Scottish Megarak meet ever" part 2, and actually need more than 1 car this time!

The plan is for Sunday November the 9th, probably starting off over Fortingall way and working our way back to the puddings....

Any requests for sites to visit? don't worry, the Moulin is set in stone, and I've noted Moth's request for Clach na Tuirc and the field of rocks that is Cromrar. I'd quite like a look at the Mound of the Dead at Fortingall.
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So far it looks like 6 participants (though there may be more as we haven't heard from everyone yet), including Moth, who will be risking life and limb due to several of his comments in the past LOL! It's an open invite to any of you who may be in the vicinity that weekend, let us know (use my e-mail if you need to get in touch due to not being on the Scotstone list) and you will be more than welcome. The site list will vary, it almost always does, but the whole point of this annual outing is the Pudding Menu at the world-famous Moulin Inn (see facilities in Perthshire). Four different types of beer brewed on the premises too. What more could a megarak want from life?

Rhiannon Oct 28, 2003 13:20:40

Replying to nickbrand

"What more could a megarak want from life?"

-waterproof notepad
-trousers with lots of zips in them
-years supply of custard.

just joshing.

Jane Oct 28, 2003 17:17:48

Replying to nickbrand

Bugger, shit, bollocks, bastard! I <B>wish</B> I could be there. I fancy sharing a little Sticky Toffee confection perhaps served with a dollop of custard sprinkled with a bunch of megaraks.
Have fun and enjoy those sugary carbohydrates.
j
xx

pebblesfromheaven Oct 29, 2003 20:04:11

Replying to nickbrand

Tempted...

Will it be raining?

.o0O0o.

nickbrand Nov 4, 2003 12:45:18

Replying to nickbrand

Finalised details for the Great Scottish Megarak Annual Puddingfest:

Meeting at 10:00 hrs prompt in the Pitlochry car park we met in last year, this time remembering what day it is, (Remembrance Sunday), and not driving through the throngs of people in the middle of the road, beeping the horn, whilst skilfully avoiding assorted pipers, drummers and tartan-clad sundries:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=294250&Y=758050&A=Y&Z=1

transfer into as few cars as necessary (hopefully it won't be just the 1 again!), and head over Fortingall way to see:

Carn na Marbh
(and for anyone who hasn't seen (or wants to see again) the 3 stone circles (triangles), carved stones, oldest tree in the world etc)

then round the corner to:
Cromrar
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=24971
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=24973
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=24975
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=24989

and:
Clach na Tuirc
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/details_gis?inumlink=25036

then perhaps up to:
Upper Gaskan

round to:
Claverhouse's Stone

down to:
Faskally Cottages

and finally to the Moulin Inn!!!!

there's also the mightily-impressive stone at Balnakeilly just round the corner from the Moulin Inn:
(in the unlikely event of us leaving the Inn before it's dark!)

How does that lot sound? Plenty of stones there to ignore....

For those who are blissfully unaware what we look like, look out for Andy's assembly-point hat:

http://www.brand-dd.com/stones/megarak/andycarpark.jpg