Preparing for the hills

Preparing for the hills

ID: QZP40_1480_66 DESCRIPTION: Illustration taken from Herbert Byng Hall's book "Highland Sports and Highland Quarters". It shows a shooting party preparing for a day's hunting. The party consists of three "guns" and a fourth man who will be an estate keeper or a ghillie. There are also several dogs and a horse in the party. Meggernie Castle, in Glen Lyon, can be seen in the background PLACENAME: Glen Lyon DISTRICT: Highland OLD COUNTY/PARISH: PERTH: Fortingall DATE OF IMAGE: 1848 PERIOD: 1840s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31462 KEYWORDS: