@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
2026-10-17 06:30 UTC
The Craigallian Fire Memorial on outskirts of Glasgow. This marks the location of a meeting point for those travelling between the city and the mountains to the north.
From around the start of the 1920s until the outbreak of World War II, it's said a fire was continually kept burning here by the steady stream of young and old, students and workers who explored Scotland and fought for the right to roam across its wild places unhindered.
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#glasgow #craigallianfire #hillwalking #rambling
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@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot 2026-10-17 06:30
It was the birth place of not one, but two of Scotland's early mountaineering clubs (the Lomond and the Creagh Dhu). Amongst others Tom Weir, later to become an influential writer and broadcaster, was a regular visitor. If you enjoy spending time in the great outdoors in Scotland, as I'm going to be doing today, it's to these trailblazers that you owe a debt of gratitude for helping to ensure you still have the right to do so. #glasgow #craigallian #craigallianfire #hillwalking #rambling