Today, we commenced at Roslin near Edinburgh. After departing our lodgings at the Ye Olde Original Rosslyn Inn (good experience) we paid a visit to the nearby famous Rosslyn Chapel which dates from the 15th century and featured in Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' . The quality and intensity of the carvings has to be admired. Temporary scaffolding allowed us to climb up to the roof level and admire the surrounding countryside including the nearby Rosslin Castle which is a romantic ruin. For once there was sunshine and no rain!

Next we drove down to Glenkinchie Distillery where we availed of a private, escorted tour of this Lowland distillery whic produces whisky using double distillation as opposed to triple distillation more common in the Lowlands.

Glenkinchie was a quality experiemce.

Our next distillery stop was Tullibardine in Perthshire, central Scotland. Although brewing has been undertaken on this site for about 600 years the distillery was established as recently as 1947 and there are still stocks dating from the early days and which are now extremely valuable.

Another good tour at Tullibardine (see image below) where we availed of a light lunch following which we decided to pay a visit to nearby Stirling Castle, one of Scotland's top visitor attractions, which incorporates both royal palace and military establishment together with stunning views over the local lanscape.

Finally, we drove to our lodgings for the night at Royal Hotel, Dunkeld. Availed of evening meal at Taybank pub which is renowned for its association with traditional Scottish music.

Tomorrow we plan to visit three distilleries en-route to Loch Ness and Skye. Unfortunately weather prognosis is not good. Watch this space for a report!
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